extinguished
(adjective) of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extinguished
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
extinguished (comparative more extinguished, superlative most extinguished)
Having been quenched or eliminated.
The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tin"guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished(); p pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.] Etym: [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.]
1. 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. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.
2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor. Natural graces that extinguish art. Shak .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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