I.to quench, put out, Lat. extinguere, Hdt., Pind.
II.Pass. σβέννυμαι (with intr. tenses of Act., v. supr.), to be quenched, go out, Lat. extingui, of fire, Il.: metaph. of men, to become extinct, die, Anth.
2.generally, to be quelled or lulled, of wind, Od.