snuff out

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verb

1. put an end to;
kill (Freq. 1)
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
• Syn:
extinguish
• Derivationally related forms:
extinction (for: extinguish), snuffer
• Hypernyms:
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
• Hyponyms:
stamp, smother, put out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. 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:
blow out, extinguish, quench
• Ant:
ignite (for: extinguish)
• Derivationally related forms:
quenching (for: quench), extinction (for: extinguish), extinguisher (for: extinguish), extinguishing (for: extinguish)
• Hyponyms:
stub, douse, put out, black out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something