extinguishable

Variant of extinguish

extinguish definition

ex·tin·guish (ek stiŋ′gwis̸h, ik-)

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)

Etymology: L extinguere, exstinguere, to quench, destroy < ex-, out + stinguere, to extinguish (for IE base see stick) + -ish

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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