1
[ verb ] put an end to; kill

Synonyms

snuff_out

Examples

"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

No_matter how devoted a man was , no_matter how fully he gave his life to the Lord , he could never extinguish that one spark of pride that gave him definition as an individual .

2
[ verb ] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Examples

"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained" "quench the flames" "snuff out the candles"

3
[ verb ] extinguish by crushing

Examples

"stub out your cigar"

Related terms

end end

4
[ verb ] kill in large numbers

Examples

"the plague wiped out an entire population"

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