Ex*tinct" (?), a. [L. extinctus,
exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere.
See Extinguish.] 1. Extinguished; put
out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an
extinct volcano.
Light, the prime work of God, to me is
extinct.
Milton.
2. Without a survivor; without force; dead;
as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or
law.
Ex*tinct", v. t. To cause to be
extinct. [Obs.] Shak.