extinguish Copy link Outline 1. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 32. restinguo, 3 • extinguish: 1. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3: to e. a conflagration, incendium ex., Cic.: to e. a light, lucernam ex., Plin. 2. restinguo, 3: to e. a flame, flammam r., Cic.: Sall. Phr.: to e. any one's hope, spem alicui praecidere, Cic.: all (my) hopes are e.'d, occidit spes omnis, Hor.: v. to destroy, perish.
EXTINGUISH Copy link • EXTINGUISHexstinguere (ignem, lumen, lucernam): restinguere (flammam, etc.). To extinguish a fire (= conflagration), incendium restinguere (Sall., Liv.); compescere (Plin.): the fire is extinguished, vis flammae opprimitur. IMPROPR., exstinguere: delere. (The words are found in this connection and order.) exstinguere atque delere (e.g., omnem improbitatem); exstinguere atque opprimere (e.g., alicujus potentiam). To extinguish hope, spem praecidere, eripere, adimere. To extinguish anybody’s suspicion, suspicionem ex animo alicujus delere.