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extinguish
c.1500 (implied in
extinguishable
), from L.
extinguere
"quench, wipe out, obliterate," from
ex-
"out" +
stinguere
"quench," from PIE
*steig-
"to prick, stick, pierce." Related:
Extinguished
;
extinguisher
.
