Extinct

verb

/ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.verbTo make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.

2.adjectiveExtinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

"Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct."

3.adjectiveNo longer used; obsolete, discontinued.

"Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory."

4.adjective(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.

"The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years."

5.adjectiveNo longer active.

"Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct."

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