Defn: Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.
EXTINGUISHER
Ex*tin"guish*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
EXTINGUISHMENT
Ex*tin"guish*ment, n.
1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
2. (Law)
Defn: The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
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EXTIRP
Ex*tirp" (, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. extirper.]
Defn: To extirpate. [Obs.] It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar. Shak .
EXTIRPABLE
Ex*tir"pa*ble, a.