Extinguish

eks-tin'gwish, v. [-ouished (-gwisht), -guishing.] To smother, quench, destroy; to put an end to; to obscure by superior splendor. [L. extinguere or exsti/iguere, -thictum, ex and stinguere, to quench.] — Extin'guishable, a. — Extin'- guisher, n. One who, or that which, etc.; esp., a utensil to extinguish a candle or lamp. — Extinguishment, n. Act of, etc.; suppre ion; nullification. (Law.) The putting an end to a right or estate by consolidation or union. — Extinct', -tinkt a. Extinguished; I put out; quenched; ended; closed. — Extinc'tion, n. Act of, or state of being, etc. Mti!v, TOF Su "' Extirpate, eksleror eks-tSr'pat, v. To pull up by the roots, destroy totally, eradicate, expel. [L. extirp are or exstirpare, -patum, ex and stirps, stem, root.] — Extirp'able, a. — Extirp a Hon, n. Eradication; total destruction. — Ex'tirpator, n.