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extinguish

transitive verb

  1. to put out (a fire, etc.); quench; smother
  2. to put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
  3. to put in the shade; eclipse; obscure
  4. Law
    1. to make void; nullify
    2. to settle (a debt)

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