Extinguish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished(); p pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.]
Etymology: [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.]
1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.
2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor. Natural graces that extinguish art. Shak .
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for extinguish; he lists it under subvert.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.