extinguish

(ĭk-stĭngˈgwĭsh)

1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench.
2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish.
3. To obscure; eclipse.
4. Law
   a. To settle or discharge (a debt).
   b. To nullify: extinguished their title to the property.
5. Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).

Related Forms:

• ex·tinˈguish·a·ble adjective

• ex·tinˈguish·ment noun