extinguishment
[noun]
Synonyms: repression, choking, quashing, quenching, smothering, squashing, squelching, stifling, strangling, suppression

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extinguishment noun. [ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃm(ǝ)nt, ɛk-] E16.
[formed as EXTINGUISHER + -MENT.]
1. The action of extinguishing a light, feeling, right, institution, etc.; the state of being extinguished. E16.
Daily Telegraph The end result is virtual extinguishmentfor the footpath or bridleway..has legally ceased to exist.

2. Extermination of a family, race, etc.; extinct condition. M16-M17.

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