Extinguish

verb

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.verbTo put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

2.verbTo destroy or abolish something

"She extinguished all my hopes."

3.verbTo obscure or eclipse something

"The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."

4.verbTo bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex

"Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."

5.verbTo hunt down (a species) to extinction

6.verbTo die out.

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