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extinguishable
ex·tin·guish E0298200 (ĭk-stĭng′gwĭsh)tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out.2. To put an end to or make extinct; destroy: "Her death extinguished the dream of family that was closest to his heart" (Karen Lystra). See Synonyms at annihilate.3. Psychology To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).
[Latin exstinguere : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + stinguere, to quench; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·tin′guish·a·ble adj.ex·tin′guish·ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extinguishable - capable of being extinguished or killed; "an extinguishable fire"; "hope too is extinguishable"inextinguishable - difficult or impossible to extinguish; "an inextinguishable flame"; "an inextinguishable faith" |
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Related to extinguishable: ameliorative, call on, inextinguishable, reassert, finalised, took overAntonyms for extinguishableadj capable of being extinguished or killedAntonyms |