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