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extinguished

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As an adjective, extinguished means having been quenched or eliminated.

Meanings of extinguished

2 meanings

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of extinguish

adjective

  1. Having been quenched or eliminated.

    “The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.”

  2. Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

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