Definitions
(of e.g.
volcanoes) permanently inactive
Word origin
From Middle English extincten (“to extinguish or put out (a fire, light, etc.); to destroy, kill; (figurative) to suppress (an uprising); (law) to quash or stop (legal proceedings); to cancel (a privilege, title, etc.); (medicine) to eliminate or reduce (inflammation, an ulcer, etc.)”), from extinct (adjective) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs).
Used in a sentence
“Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.”
“Ah pleaſant proof! / That piety has ſtill in human hearts / Some place, a ſpark or tvvo not yet extinct.”
“Most of the lamps were extinct, but they glittered golden in the morning light, and in some few a pale white flame yet struggled with day.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Gone forever”7 letters
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