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extincteur (eks-thigk'ter), . [F., < L. extinctor, 
i-j-.itinctor, an extinguisher, destroyer, < cj-tinr- 
tus, exstinctus, pp. of extinguere, exstinguere: see 
extinguish.] Same as extinyiiishi > (6). 
They [the crew] were afraid to open the hashes, to ills- extinguishment (ekg-ting'gwish-ment), . 
cover where tile hre was, until the hose and extincteunt 
(ft) AportaMr apjiai'atus for extinguishing fire. Seeyire- 
'jrHn!ini*tirr. CJnemical extinguisher, a iire-extin- 
guisher which acts by a chemical agency, as hy tlie gener- 
ation of a How of rarlinnir-ariil ^as which ran be dhvctril 
m the lire. 
were ready to work. 
Lady Brassey, Voyage of Sunbeam, II. xxi. 
extinction (eks-tingk'shon), n. [= F. e.rtinc- 
titin = Sp. extincion = Pg. cjrtincg&o = It. cstiii- 
zione.f. L. cxti>irti<i(n-), exstinctio(n-), extinction, 
annihilation, < extinguere, exstinguere, pp. ex- 
tinctUM, exstinctus, extinguish: see extinguish."] 
1. The act of extinguishing, or the state of be- 
ing extinguished ; a quenching or putting out, 
as of fire or flame. 
Red-hot needles and wires, extinguished in quicksilver, 
do yet acquire a vertieity according to the laws of position 
and extinction. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err. 
Hence 2. A bringing or coming to an end; 
a putting out of existence; suppression; de- 
struction. 
extorter 
Kxtirpers of tyrants, fathers of the people, and other 
eminent persons in civil merit, were honored. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, i. 7-2. 
extispex (oks-tis'peks), n. ; pi. extispices (-pi- 
sez). [L., < exta, the nobler internal organs of 
the body, + Kpecere, view.] In Bom. antiq., 
one who inspected entrails for the purpose of 
divination: same as haruspex. 
extispicipust (eks-ti-spish'us), a. [< L. eitixpi- 
ciiim, an inspection, < extispex (-spic-), an inspec- 
tor of entrails for the purpose of divination: 
see extispex."] Relating to the inspection of en- 
trails for the purpose of divination. 
Tims hath he deluded many nations in his augurial anil 
extispiciotts inventions, from casual and uncontrived con- 
tingencies divining events succeeding. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., i. II. 
There is reason to believe that the extinction of a whole 
group of species is generally a slower process than their 
production. Darwin, Origin of Species, p. 299. 
An order which takes in few or no new members tends 
to extinction; if it does not die out, it will at least sensi- 
bly lessen. E. A. Freeman, Araer. Lects., p. 289. 
3. In optics, the arresting of a beam of light by 
polarization, by the imperfect transparency of ^.- , , v t . ,s 
the medium, or otherwise. Thus, extinction takes exlilr PU e : 8l( 3 >< \: 
ways. 
These releases may enure. ... By way of extinguish- 
ment: as, if my tenant for life makes a lease to A for life, 
remainder to B and his heirs, and I release to A, this ex- 
tinguishes my right to the reversion. 
Blackstone, Com. , II. xx. 
[< OF. extirper, F. extir- 
place when the vibration-planes of the two Nicol prisms l )er = ^ S P- P S- extirpar = It. estirpare, stirpa- 
in a polariscope are set at right angles to each other (see '', < L- exttrpare, exxtirpare, root out, eradicate, 
extirpate, < ex, out, + stirps, also stirpes and 
stirpis, the lower part of the trunk of a tree (in- 
cluding the roots), the stem, stalk: see extir- 
pate."] I. trans. To extirpate; root out; eradi- 
cate; expel. 
Yes, in good sooth, the vice is of a great kindred ; it is 
well allied ; but it is impossible to cxtirp it quite, friar, till 
eating and drinking be put down. Sliak., M. for M.,iii. 2. 
AF. extinguishment (in legal use); as cxtiitguixh 
+ -ment.'] 1. The act or process of extinguish- 
ing; a bringing to an end: as, the extinguish- 
ment of a fire, or of life. 
Divine laws of Christian church polity may not be al- 
tered by extinguishment. Hooker, Eccles. Polity. 
He moved him to a war upon Flanders, for the better 
extinguishment of the civil wars of France. Bacon. 
For when Death's form appears, she feareth not 
An utter quenching or extinguishment. 
Sir J. Davtes, Immortal, of Soul, xxx. 
The reasons for persevering in the extinguishment of the 
financial obligations of the Civil War are Innumerable. extol (eks-tol' ), r. t. ; pret. and pp. extolled, pnr. 
N. A. Rev., CXLIII. 209. ~....ii>~-. i-n-li i_L*i-- ^ ,f v , ^ l v ,f 
2. In law, the extinction or annihilation of a 
right, an estate, etc., by merging or consolidat- 
ing it with another, generally with one greater 
or more extensive. Extinguishment is of various na- 
tures as applied to various rights: as, extinguishment of 
estates, commons, copyholds, debts, liberties, services, and 
polarization), for then the light which passes through the 
first, or polarizer, is arrested or extinguished by the sec- 
ond, or analyzer. The extinction-directions in a section of 
a transparent doubly refracting substance are the princi- 
pal planes of light-vibration ; for if the section is placed 
between the crossed nieols, it remains dark only when 
these directions coincide with the vibration-planes of the 
nieols. If these directions coincide with the crystallo- 
graphic axes, the extinction is saiil to be parallel, other- 
wise it is oblique. See microscope. Extinction of mer- 
CUry, trituration of mercury with lard or other substance 
until the metallic globules disappear. Dungligon. 
extincturet (eks-tingk'tur), n. [< extinct + 
-tire."} Extinction; the act of extinguishing, or 
the state of being extinguished. 
Cold modesty, hot wrath, 
Both flre from hence and chill extincture hath. 
Sliak., Lover's Complaint, 1. 294. 
If those persons would cxtirp but that one thing in which 
they are principally tempted. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 912. 
II. intrans. [A mistaken use, appar. intend- extqller (eks-to'ler), . 
ed for *exturp, with ref. to L. turpare, disgrace, praiser or eulogizer. 
abuse, < turpis, bad, base.] To speak abusive- 
ly; rail. N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 9. 
extolling. [Formerly also extoll; < OF. extolter, 
extoler, estoler = It. estollere, stollere, < L. extol- 
lere, raise up, lift up, elevate, exalt, < ex, out, + 
tollere, raise: see elate and tolerate."] If. To 
raise aloft ; set on high ; elevate. 
She left th' unrighteous world, and was to heaven extold. 
Spenser, F. Q., VII. vii. 37. 
A lone vine in a naked Held 
Never extols her branches, never bears 
Ripe grapes, but with a headlong heaviness wears 
Her tender body. B. Jonson, The Barriers. 
2. To speak in laudatory terms of; praise 
strongly ; eulogize : as, to extol the virtues or 
the exploits of a person. 
Extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name 
.lab. Ps. Ixviii. 4. 
In the forrest of merry Sheerwood, 
I shall extol your fames. 
Robin Hood's Delight (Child's Ballads, V. 215). 
Caesar, to extoll his own Victorie, extolt'd the man whom 
he had vanquish'd. Milton, Hist. Eng., ii. 
The whole assembled troop was pleas'd as well, 
Extolled the award, and on their knees they fell, 
To bless the gracious king. 
Dryden, Pal. and Arc., ii. 429. 
= Syn. 2. Appltmd, etc. (see praise, p.); laud, commend, 
celebrate, glorify, exalt. 
One who extols ; a 
Extollers of the pope's supremacy. 
Bacon, Charge at Session for the Verge. 
extine (eks'tin), n. [< L. ext(erus~), outside, 4- 
extolmentt (eks-tol'ment), . [< OF. cxtolle- 
ment, < extoller, raise: see extol and -ment.~] 
The act of extolling, or the state of being ex- 
tolled. 
She did fxtirpe against his Holinesse. 
S. Rowley, When you See me you Know mee, fol. H 2, back. 
-je2.] In bot.\ the outer coat of" the pollen- extirpablet(ek-ster'pa-bl),. [<extirp + -able.] 
grain or of a spore. Also exine. Capable of being extirpated or eradicated. 
e ^ n f 11 i Sh (eks-ting'gwish) v t [With suffix ^ it infect the g^,,,,, with a plant llot easil 
-MB 1 (atter abolish, bamsli, etc.), < L. extinguere, lie. Evelyn, Terra. 
exstinguere, pp. extinctus, exstinctus, put out extirpate (ek-ster'- or eks'ter-pat), v. t. pret. extorsive (eks-tdr'siv), a. 
1 is burning), quench, extinguish, deprive and pp . extirpated, ppr. extirpating. [Formerly 
also exterpate, exterpat; < L. extirpates, exstir- 
patus, pp. of extirpare, exstirpare, root out: 
see extirp.~] To pull up by the roots ; root out ; 
eradicate; get rid of; expel; destroy totally: 
as, to extirpate weeds or noxious plants from a 
of life, destroy, abolish, < ex, out, + stingwre 
(rare), put out, quench, extinguish. Cf. distin- 
guish."] 1. To put out; quench; stifle: as, to 
extinguish fire or flame. 
A light which the fierce winds have no power to extin- 
guish. Prescott. 
2. To destroy ; put an end to ; suppress : as, pate a sect ; to extirpate error or heresy. 
to extinguish an army; to extinguish desire or As it exterpats all religions and civill supremacies, so it- 
In the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of 
great article. Shak., Hamlet, v. 2. 
[Prop. *extortive, 
< L. extortus, pp. of extorqtiere (see extort), + 
-ive.~] Serving to extort; tending to draw out 
or secure by compulsion. 
The value of all our possessions, by a complication of 
extorsive measures, would be gradually depreciated, till 
it became a mere shadow. A. Hamilton, Works, II. 50. 
hope ; to extinguish a claim or title. 
King Hardiknnte, dying without Issue, as having never 
been married, . . . the Danish Line [was] clean extin- 
guished. Baker, Chronicles, p. 18. 
Thus this late mighty [Turkish] Empire, exlinguisht in 
Egypt by the Mamelucks, . . . was for a time deprived of 
all principality. 
Natural bodies possess the power of extinguishing, or, 
as it is called, absorbing the light that enters them. 
Tyndall, Light and Elect., p. 69. 
3. To put under a cloud; obscure; eclipse; 
make unnoticed or unnoticeable : as, he was 
completely extinguished in this brilliant com- 
pany. 
Bethink thee on her virtues that surmount : 
Mad, natural graces that extinguish art. 
Shak., 1 Hen. VI., v. 3. 
4. In law, to put an end to. 
ment, 2. 
extinguishable (eks-ting'gwish-a-bl), a. [< 
extinguish + -able."] Capable of being extin- 
guished. 
The old heroes in Homer dreaded nothing more than 
water or drowning ; probably upon the old opinion of the 
fiery substance of the soul only extinguishable by that ele- 
ment. Sir T. Browne, Urn-burial, i. 
extinguisher (eks-ting'gwish-er), n. One who 
or that which extinguishes, or suppresses or 
puts out of existence. Specifically (o) A hollow 
conical cap for extinguishing the fiame of a candle or 
lamp. 
A hollow chrystal pyramid he takes, 
In tlrmamental waters dipt above ; 
field; to extirpate cancer or a tumor; to extir- extorsively (eks-tor'siv-li), adv. In an extor- 
sive manner; by extortion. Johnson. 
jxtort (eks-torf), r. [< L. extortus, pp. of ex- 
torquere ("> It. estorquere = Pg. extorquir = 
OF. estordre, cxtordre, F. extorquer), twist out, 
wrench out or away, take away by force, ex- 
tort, < ex, out, + torquere, twist : see tort. Cf . 
contort, detort, distort, retort."] I. trans. 1. To 
obtain, as from a holder of desired possessions 
or knowledge, by force or compulsion ; wrest or 
wring away by any violent or oppressive means, 
as physical force, menace, duress, torture, au- 
thority, monopoly, or the necessities of others. 
Till the injurious Romans did extort 
This tribute from us, we were free. 
Shak., Cymbeline, iii. 1. 
Thy sad fate extorts the heart- wrung tear. 
Goldsmith, Taking of Quebec. 
A man whose irresistible energy and inflexible firmness 
extorted the respect of his enemies. 
Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vii. 
2. In law, to take illegally under color of of- 
fice. See extortion. =Syn. 1. Enforce, etc. (see exact, 
i\ t.); wrench, force. 
II. intrans. To practise extortion. 
self should be exterpat. Milton, Arebpagitica, p. 54. 
The king, at the beginning of this campaign, declared 
that liis intention was not to carry on war with the Dobas 
as with an ordinary enemy, but totally to extirpate them 
as a nuisance. Bruce, Source of the Nile, II. 85. 
, =Syn. To uproot, exterminate, abolish, annihilate. 
Sandys, Travailes, p. 35. extirpation (eks-ter-pa'shon), n. [= F. extir- 
pation = Sp. extirpacion = Pg. ejctirpaeSto = It. 
estirpazione, stirpazione, < L. extirpatio(n-), ex- 
stirpatio(n-), < extirpare, exstirpare: see extir- 
pate.1 The act of extirpating or rooting out ; 
eradication; excision; total destruction: as, 
the extirpation of weeds from land ; the extirpa- 
tion of a diseased gland; the extirpation of evil 
principles from the heart; the extirpation of 
heresy. 
Religion requires the extirpation of all those passions 
See extinguish- and vices which render men unsociable and troublesome 
to one another. Tillotson. 
Men may ask why the Canaanites in Joshuas time were 
dealt with so severely, that nothing but utter extirpation 
would satisfie the Justice of God against them? 
Stillingfleet, Sermons, II. iv. 
, , ,., r . To whom they never gave any penny of entertainment, 
(eks ter-pa-tiv), a. [< extirpate + but let them feed upon the countries, and extort upon all 
-H-e.J Of the nature of or effecting extirpation, men where they came. Spenser, State of Ireland, 
extirpator (eks'ter-pa-tor), . [= F. extir- ertortt (eks-torf), a. [< L. extortus, pp.: see 
pateur = Sp. Pg. extirpador = It. estirpatore. the verb.] Extortionate. 
stirpatore, < L. extirpator, exstirpator : see ex- Taking their goodes from them or by gpem]ing the 
tirpate.] One who extirpates or roots out; a same by their extorte taking of coyne and liverie. 
destroyer. Sir H. Sidney, State Papers, I. 24. 
extirpatory (ek-ster'pa-to-ri), a. [< extirpate extorter (eks-tdr'ter), n. [Formerly also ex- 
+ -ory.~] Extirpating or serving to extirpate, tortour ; < OF. extorteur, < L. extortor, < extor- 
root out, or destroy. 
Of it a brode rxfinffuixher he makes 
And holds the flames that to their quarry strove. CXtlTpert (ek-ster per), n. 
Dryden, Aimus MiraMlis, 1. 281. extirpates. 
quere, pp. extortus, extort: see extort."] One 
One who extirps or who extorts or practises extortion ; an extor- 
tioner. [Rare.] 
