Ex‐tin″guish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Extinguished(?); p pr. & vb. n.Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.] 1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott.
This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.
2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
Natural graces that extinguish art. Shak.