extinguished

/IH0 K S T IH1 NG G W IH0 SH T/

verb

1
To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
2
To destroy or abolish something
“She extinguished all my hopes.”
3
To obscure or eclipse something
“The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.”
4
To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
“Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.”
5
To hunt down (a species) to extinction
6
To die out.

Synonyms

adjective

1
Having been quenched or eliminated.
“The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.”

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