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What is the verb for extinction?

What's the verb for extinction? Here's the word you're looking for.

extinguish
  1. (transitive) to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
  2. (transitive) to destroy or abolish something
  3. (transitive) to obscure or eclipse something
  4. (psychology) to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
  5. (transitive, literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The fabric and wood fueled the flames while fire units worked to extinguish the blaze.”
      “The sensor will automatically extinguish the lights a predetermined time after the last motion is detected.”
      “When we destroy ecosystems and extinguish species, we degrade the greatest heritage this planet has to offer and thereby threaten our own existence.”
extinguisht
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
extinguished
extinguishes
extinguisheth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish
extinguishest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of extinguish
extinguishing
  1. present participle of extinguish
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Upon extinguishing her last hope, she shuddered with pain, either inside or out, and rose shakily to her feet.”
      “The marquise, worried that Yvette has fallen asleep without extinguishing her candle, decides that someone must check on her.”
      “But then potheads in Amsterdam start a protest that spreads throughout Europe, extinguishing exports.”
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