Definition of extinguish

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Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor..

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Quenchless :: Quenchless (a.) Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury..
Restinguish :: Restinguish (v. t.) To quench or extinguish.
Tap :: Tap (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo..
Eclipse :: Eclipse (v. t.) To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster, honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into the shade by surpassing..
Extinguisher :: Extinguisher (n.) One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle..
Inextinguishable :: Inextinguishable (a.) Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds..
Lampadrome :: Lampadrome (n.) A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize..
Extinguishable :: Extinguishable (a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed..
Extinguishment :: Extinguishment (n.) The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection..
Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt..
Water Engine :: Water engine () An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine..
Coal :: Coal (n.) A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor..
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire..
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano..
Unextinguishable :: Unextinguishable (a.) Inextinguishable.
Outquench :: Outquench (v. t.) To quench entirely; to extinguish.
Firewarden :: Firewarden (n.) An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; -- called also fireward..
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be extinguished.
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