extinguish

(v) put an end to; kill
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
snuff out,
(v) 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
blow out, quench, snuff out,
(v) extinguish by crushing
- stub out your cigar
crush out, press out, stub out,
(v) terminate, end, or take out
- Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
- Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- eliminate my debts
do away with, eliminate, get rid of,
(v) kill in large numbers
- the plague wiped out an entire population
annihilate, eradicate, decimate, wipe out, carry off, eliminate,

snuff out blow out quench crush out press out stub out do away with eliminate get rid of annihilate eradicate decimate wipe out carry off

ignite light

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