put an end to; kill; The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
[ Syn: snuff out ]
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
extinguish by crushing; stub out your cigar
terminate, end, or take out; Lets eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics; Socialism extinguished these archaic customs; eliminate my debts
[ Syn: eliminate , get rid of , do away with ]
kill in large numbers; the plague wiped out an entire population
[ Syn: eliminate , annihilate , eradicate , wipe out , decimate , carry off ]