1. Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

1. Put an end to; kill
   - snuff out 
2. Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
   - snuff out, blow out, quench 
3. Extinguish by crushing
   - stub out, crush out, press out 
4. Terminate, end, or take out
   "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"
   - eliminate, get rid of, do away with 
5. Kill in large numbers
   - eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off

See also: destroyed, extinction, extinguisher

Type of: destroy, destruct, end, kill, spifflicate, spiflicate, terminate

Antonym: ignite

Encyclopedia: Extinguish

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