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• extinguish — ex·tin·guish vt 1: to cause the nonexistence of: do away with 2: to cause (as a claim or right) to be void: nullify 3: to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment ex·tin·guish·able adj …   Law dictionary

• extinguish — transitive verb Etymology: Latin exstinguere (from ex + stinguere to extinguish) + English ish (as in abolish); akin to Latin instigare to incite more at stick Date: circa 1540 1. a. (1) to bring to an end ; make an end of < hope for their safety …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• extinguish — [ek stiŋ′gwish, ikstiŋ′gwish] vt. [L extinguere, exstinguere, to quench, destroy < ex , out + stinguere, to extinguish (for IE base see STICK) + ISH] 1. to put out (a fire, etc.); quench; smother 2. to put an end to; destroy or cause to die… …   English World dictionary

• extinguish — ► VERB 1) put out (a fire or light). 2) put an end to. 3) cancel (a debt) by full payment. 4) Law render (a right or obligation) void. DERIVATIVES extinguishable adjective extinguisher noun extinguishment noun …   English terms dictionary

• Extinguish — Retire or pay off debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * extinguish ex‧tin‧guish [ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʆ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to remove someone s permission or right to do something: • Any settlement extinguishes the plaintiff s title to… …   Financial and business terms

• extinguish — retire or pay off debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * extinguish ex‧tin‧guish [ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʆ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to remove someone s permission or right to do something: • Any settlement extinguishes the plaintiff s title to that… …   Financial and business terms

• extinguish — extinguishable, adj. extinguishment, n. /ik sting gwish/, v.t. 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence;… …   Universalium

• extinguish — ex•tin•guish [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to stop burning; put out: to extinguish a fire[/ex] 2) to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope[/ex] 3) to obscure or eclipse, as by superior… …   From formal English to slang

• extinguish — /əkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ / (say uhk stinggwish), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or alight). 2. to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence: to extinguish a hope; to… …  

• extinguish — v.tr. 1 cause (a flame, light, etc.) to die out; put out. 2 make extinct; annihilate, destroy (a programme to extinguish disease). 3 put an end to; terminate; obscure utterly (a feeling, quality, etc.). 4 a abolish; wipe out (a debt). b Law… …   Useful english dictionary

• extinguish — verb 1》 put out (a fire or light). 2》 put an end to. 3》 cancel (a debt) by full payment.     ↘Law render (a right or obligation) void. Derivatives extinguishable adjective extinguisher noun extinguishment noun (Law). Origin C16: from L …   English new terms dictionary