Bible Dictionaries
Extinguish
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
(2):
(v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Extinguish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/extinguish.html. 1828.