Extincten

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An archaic verb meaning to put out a flame or light, or to bring something to an end, as an older form of extinguishing it
2. Old-fashioned wording for snuffing out a fire or light, or causing something such as life or hope to die away
3. Archaic term for quenching a flame or light, or making something cease to exist, drawn from older English usage

Etymology: Before "extinguish" took over in English, writers used "extincten" for putting out a fire. It was a Middle English verb borrowed from Latin "exstinguere," meaning "to quench," with the English "-en" verb ending added. The verb has long been obsolete, but its sibling survives: "extinct" comes from the same Latin past participle, "exstinctus," which meant "quenched" or "put out." Its earliest sense was literal, a fire gone out, and only later did it come to describe a species or family line that had died out. The "-ish" in "extinguish" is a later reshaping, influenced by French verbs of that pattern. The Latin root "stinguere," meaning "to quench," is also the source of a few other English words, though the exact list is not something I can confirm here.

Synonyms: extinguished, quenched, snuffed out

Antonyms: ignited, kindled