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English to English verb
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put an end to; kill |  | Example: The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
source: wordnet30
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put out, as of fires, flames, or lights | | Example: Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
quench the flames
snuff out the candles
source: wordnet30
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extinguish by crushing | | Example: stub out your cigar
source: wordnet30
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terminate, end, or take out | | Example: Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
eliminate my debts
source: wordnet30
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kill in large numbers | | Example: the plague wiped out an entire population
source: wordnet30
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To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. | | source: webster1913
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