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extinguish

Cross references:
  1. abolish               
 
ex.tin.guish \ik-'stin-gwish\ \-*-b*l\ \-*r\ \-m*nt\ vt [L extinguere (fr. 
   ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + E -ish] (as in abolish); akin to L 
   instigare to incite - more at STICK 1a: to cause to cease burning : QUENCH  
   1b1: to cause to die out : DESTROY  1b2: to reduce to silence or 
   ineffectiveness  1c: to dim the brightness of : ECLIPSE  2a: to cause to be 
   void : NULLIFY {~ a claim}  2b: to get rid of usu. by payment {~ a debt}  - 
   ex.tin.guish.able aj