EXTINGUISH

(verb) kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
synonyms : annihilate , carry off , decimate , eliminate , eradicate , wipe out
(verb) terminate, end, or take out
"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics", "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs", "eliminate my debts"
synonyms : do away with , eliminate , get rid of
(verb) put an end to; kill
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
synonyms : snuff out
(verb) extinguish by crushing
"stub out your cigar"
synonyms : crush out , press out , stub out
(verb) put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained", "quench the flames", "snuff out the candles"
synonyms : blow out , quench , snuff out

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