2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.

Natural graces that extinguish art.

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Ex*tin"guish*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.

Ex*tin"guish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.

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.

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