extinguish
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Definitions ofextinguish
- To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
- To destroy or abolish something
Example: "She extinguished all my hopes."
- To obscure or eclipse something
Example: "The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds."
- To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
Example: "Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment."
- To hunt down (a species) to extinction
- To die out.
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