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Extinguished

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Adjective

1. extinguished

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extinguished

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to put out or quench (a light, flames, etc)
2. 
to remove or destroy entirely; annihilate
3. archaic
to eclipse or obscure by or as if by superior brilliance
4. law
to discharge (a debt)

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Extinguished

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verb transitive
1. 
to put out (a fire, etc.); quench; smother
2. 
to put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
3. 
to put in the shade; eclipse; obscure
4.  Law
a. 
to make void; nullify
b. 
to settle (a debt)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Extinguished

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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).

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