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ex-stinctor (ext- ), ōris, m. id.,
I.an extinguisher (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: “non exstinctor sed auctor incendii,” Cic. Pis. 11, 26.—
B. Transf., an annihilator, destroyer: “ne exstinctor patriae, ne proditor, ne hostis appelletur,” Cic. Sull. 31, 88: “regiae domus (Cassander),” Just. 16, 1.—
II. Trop.: conjurationis, suppressor (opp. auctor et dux), Auct. Or. pro Domo, 38, 101: belli, Auct. Or. de Harusp. Resp. 23, 94.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, For Sulla, 31.88
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