extinguishment
Act of quenching
Extinguishment is the act of extinguishing something or the state of being extinguished.
Fire extinguishment is putting out flames.
In law, extinguishment refers to the termination of a right, debt, or obligation: extinguishment of the mortgage, extinguishment of native title.
The word is formal and appears mainly in legal and technical contexts.
Declared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- cancellationVoiding of plans
abrogation · rescission · termination · invalidation · vacating · dissolution · repeal · discharge
Wetting completely, suddenly
- smotheringDepriving of air
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
water · hose · sprinkler · foam · containment · cooling · dampening · snuffing
A full stopping
- endingFinal portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
stoppage · halt · expiration · lapse · completion · finalization · wind-down · phase-out
Total elimination of something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- endingFinal portion of something
- repealAnnul a statute
- outlawingMaking legally forbidden
prohibition · disestablishment · overthrow · banishment · abolitionist · emancipation · slavery · reform
Finest taxonomic rank
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- dodoVanished flightless bird
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
endangered · habitat · deforestation · overhunting · overfishing · vanishing · loss · disappearance
annulment
Declared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
cancellation · abrogation · rescission · termination · invalidation · vacating · dissolution · repeal · discharge · satisfaction
dousing
Wetting completely, suddenly
- smotheringDepriving of air
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
suppression · water · hose · sprinkler · foam · containment · cooling · dampening · snuffing · stamping
cessation
A full stopping
- endingFinal portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
closure · stoppage · halt · expiration · lapse · completion · finalization · wind-down · phase-out · sunset
eradication
Total elimination of something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- endingFinal portion of something
- repealAnnul a statute
outlawing · prohibition · disestablishment · overthrow · banishment · abolitionist · emancipation · slavery · reform · movement
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- dodoVanished flightless bird
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
megafauna · endangered · habitat · deforestation · overhunting · overfishing · vanishing · loss · disappearance · die-off
- contract endingstermination, termination notice, termination date, termination fee, termination letter
- Socionicsquadra, duality, Model A, dichotomies, ESE
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- obligationsobligations, contractual obligations, jury duty, contract, military service
- Indigenous Lawindigenous law, aboriginal rights, indigenous sovereignty, ceremonial law, traditional law
extinguishmentignition
Starting combustion process
kindling · lighting · setting alight · reignition · combustion
extinguishmentcreation
Making something exist
establishment · origination · preservation · perpetuation · continuation
extinguishmentcreation
Making something exist
establishment · vesting · granting · conferral · recognition
extinct, extinguish, extinction, extinguished, extinguisher, extinguishing, unextinguished, inextinguishable