Ex-tin’gŭish, v. i.
(eks-tĭng’gwish), v. i. [imp. & p. p. EXTINGUISHED (eks-tĭng’gwisht); p. pr. & vb. n. EXTINGUISHING.] [Lat. extinguere, exstinguere, from ex, out of, from, and stinguere, to quench; Sp. extinguir, It. estinguere, O. Fr. esteindre, N. Fr. éteindre.]
Sense 1. To cause to die out; to smother; to quench; to destroy; as, to extinguish a fire or flame; to extinguish life. “A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish.” Prescott.
Sense 2. To put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish love or hatred in the breast; to extinguish desire or hope; to extinguish a claim or title.
Sense 3. To obscure by superior splendor. “Natural graces that extinguish art.” Shak.