ex·tin·guish [ ik stíng gwish ](past and past participleex·tin·guished, present participleex·tin·guish·ing, 3rd person present singularex·tin·guish·es)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. put out fire or light: to put out something that is burning or giving off light The last of the oil-well fires was finally extinguished.
2. end something: to take away or bring to an end something such as a hope, feeling, custom, or practice As the days went by, hope for more survivors was extinguished.
3. destroy somebody or something: to kill or destroy somebody or something completely They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers.
4. outshine: to outshine or eclipse somebody or something by having greater brilliance beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison
5. law pay debt: to pay off a debt
6. law make something invalid: to make something no longer valid or applicable
7. psychology decrease response: to cause a decrease in a behavioral response created by conditioning because of a lack of reinforcement
