extinguish

verbs

put an end to; kill
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
extinguish, snuff out
is derived from
extinction
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"
blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out
is derived from
extinction
is derived from
extinguisher
is derived from
extinguishing
antonym
ignite
extinguish by crushing
"stub out your cigar"
crush out, extinguish, press out, stub out
terminate, end, or take out
"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
is derived from
extinction