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- ex|tin|guish|ment «ehk STIHNG gwihsh muhnt», noun.1. the act of extinguishing, especially the putting an end to, as a law, or the wiping out of, as a debt.2. the fact of being extinguished.
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dis|tin|guish|ment — «dihs TIHNG gwihsh muhnt», noun. 1. the act of distinguishing. 2. the state of being distinguished. 3. a thing that distinguishes … Useful english dictionary
guish — dis·tin·guish; dis·tin·guish·abil·i·ty; dis·tin·guish·able; dis·tin·guish·ably; ex·tin·guish; ex·tin·guish·able; ex·tin·guish·ant; ex·tin·guish·er; ex·tin·guish·ment; lan·guish·er; lan·guish·ing; lan·guish·ing·ly; lan·guish·ment; va·guish;… … English syllables
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
extinguishment — ex·tin·guish·ment … English syllables
extinguish — ex·tin·guish vt 1: to cause the nonexistence of: do away with 2: to cause (as a claim or right) to be void: nullify 3: to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment ex·tin·guish·able adj … Law dictionary
extinguish — ex•tin•guish [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to stop burning; put out: to extinguish a fire[/ex] 2) to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope[/ex] 3) to obscure or eclipse, as by superior… … From formal English to slang
Distinguishment — Dis*tin guish*ment, n. Observation of difference; distinction. Graunt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extinguishment — Ex*tin guish*ment, n. 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… … English syllables
