EXTINCTING

Verb

extincting

present participle of extinct

Source: Wiktionary


EXTINCT

Ex*tinct", a. Etym: [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.]

1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. Milton.

2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.

Ex*tinct", v. t.

Definition: To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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