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dated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, obsolete, archaic,
out of date, antediluvian, ancient, old hat, pass‚, d‚mod‚:
High-button shoes and bustles have been extinct for almost a
century. 3 out, extinguished, quenched, burnt- or put or
snuffed out; inactive, dormant: The lake is in the caldera of
an extinct volcano.
extinguish
v. 1 put or snuff or blow out, quench; turn off or out: We are
landing shortly, so please extinguish all smoking materials.
Extinguish the lights before leaving. 2 kill (off), annihilate,
destroy, obliterate, abolish, exterminate, eliminate, do away
with, nullify, eradicate, remove, banish, wipe or blot out: The
potion contained a drug that extinguished all memory of
unhappiness. 3 obscure, eclipse, dim, outdo, put in the shade,
overshadow, adumbrate, Colloq show up: His personality is
completely extinguished by the dazzle of his wife.
extol v. exalt, elevate, uplift, glorify, praise, laud, applaud,
commend, acclaim, cheer, celebrate, pay tribute or homage to,
sing the praises of, make much of, honour, congratulate,
compliment: William is always extolling the talents of some
dancer or other.
extort v. exact, extract, blackmail, bully, coerce, force, wring,
wrest, Colloq milk, bleed, put the arm on (someone):
Threatening to swear that it was my fault, she extorted a
promise from me to keep silent about the body.
extra adj. 1 additional, added, auxiliary, accessory, supplementary,
supplemental, further, ancillary, subsidiary, collateral,
adventitious: We had an extra person for dinner. Zenobia has an
extra toe on each foot. 2 leftover, excess, spare, surplus,
unused, superfluous, supernumerary, reserve: After all were
served, we had two extra desserts.
--n. 3 addition, addendum, accessory, appurtenance, supplement,
bonus, premium, dividend: As an extra, each customer receives a
free ball-point pen. 4 supplement, US mark-up, surcharge, Slang
US and Canadian kicker: There is an extra if you want bread and
butter. 5 supernumerary, walk-on, Colloq super, spear-carrier:
One could scarcely call being an extra a 'Hollywood career'.