Associations to the word «Extinguished»

Wiktionary

EXTINGUISHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
EXTINGUISHED, adjective. Referring to something that has been eliminated

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats