Extinct

[Lat. p. of extinguere, to put ont, to extinguish.] Extinguished; quenched; put out. " Extinct as tow." ( Isaiah.) - Terminated; closed; annihilated; abolished; destroyed. quenching, or suffocating light or fire. - State of being extinguished or quenched. - Destruction; annihilation; suppre ion; as, "The extinction of nations."