extinguish

v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many

Jewish children" [syn: {snuff out}]

2: put out or quench, as of fires or lights [syn: {obliterate}]

[ant: {ignite}]

3: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub

out}, {crush out}, {press out}]

4: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire

population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {eradicate},

{wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]