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Dictionary » E » Extinguish ExtinguishExtinguish 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 ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Sexual Selection... disease disappeared. The sexual selection feedback loop was established, and the negative aspects of the elaborate displays were not sufficient to extinguish the trait quickly. Any ideas on the chuck scenario? How was this preference established in the first place, and why was the male response ...
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The Fiber Disease... Taking Out the Trash This is not the person I meant to become, painted over with grief, standing alone in the street while the arc sodium lamps extinguish, one by one. A bird twitters, and low in the distance there is the sound of machines grinding up - the crane on third, the garbage men on ...
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