extinguisher

extinguisher
extinguish VERB 1) put out (a fire or light). 2) put an end to. 3) cancel (a debt) by full payment. 4) Law render (a right or obligation) void.
DERIVATIVES extinguishable adjective extinguisher noun extinguishment noun ( Law ).
ORIGIN Latin exstinguere, from stinguere 'quench' .

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