To extinguish something means to put an end to it, and get rid of it completely. Water can extinguish a fire; nasty smells can extinguish your appetite.
To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy;
Verb
kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
Verb
put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
Verb
extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
Verb
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
v. t.
To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to
stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to
extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
v. t.
To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
Extinguish
A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish.
This extinguishes my right to the reversion.2.
Natural graces that extinguish art..
To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy;
Usage Examples
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
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