■ verb
1》 put out (a fire or light).
2》 put an end to.
3》 cancel (a debt) by full payment.
↘ Law render (a right or obligation) void.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
~ment noun ( Law ).
Origin
C16: from L. exstinguere , from ex- 'out' + stinguere 'quench'.