restinguish

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verb

To quench or extinguish.

“a. 1616 (written), 1717 (published) A View of the Controversies in Religion, which in these last times have caused the Lamentable Divisions in the Christian World the Thirst of languishing Soules is Restinguished”

OriginLatin restinguere →
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Meanings

verbrestinguish (third-person singular simple present restinguishes, present participle restinguishing, simple past and past participle restinguished)

present singular third person restinguishes · participle present restinguishing · participle past restinguished · past restinguished

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo quench or extinguish.

    a. 1616 (written), 1717 (published) A View of the Controversies in Religion, which in these last times have caused the Lamentable Divisions in the Christian World the Thirst of languishing Soules is Restinguished

Origin

  1. Latinrestinguere
  2. Englishrestinguish

From Latin restinguere, restinctum, from re- (“re-”) + stinguere (“to quench”).

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APA

restinguish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restinguish

MLA

“restinguish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restinguish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restinguish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restinguish.

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