dictionary help| extinguish | medical dictionary |
1. To abolish; to quench, as a flame; to cause loss of identity; to destroy.
2. In psychology, to progressively abolish a previously conditioned response.
See: conditioning.
Origin: L. Extinguo, to quench
(05 Mar 2000)
extinction parallel, extinction symmetrical, extine < Prev | Next > extirp, extirpable, extirpation
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