extinguish
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(verb) put out or quench, as of fires or lights |
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Synonyms: obliterate |
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Related Words: black out, douse, put out |
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Antonyms: ignite |
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| 2. |
(verb) put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" |
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Synonyms: snuff out |
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Related Words: do away with, eliminate, get rid of, put out, smother, stamp |
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(verb) kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" |
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Synonyms: annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out |
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Related Words: kill |
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(verb) extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" |
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Synonyms: crush out, press out, stub out |
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Related Words: end, terminate |
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