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

[ Syn: snuff out , blow out , quench ]

extinguish by crushing; stub out your cigar

[ Syn: stub out , crush out , press out ]

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 ]