Extinguish
[v] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
[v] put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
[v] extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
[v] 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"
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Synonyms
annihilate, carry off, crush out, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, press out, quench, snuff out, stub out, wipe out
Related Terms
abate, abolish, abscind, adumbrate, amputate, annihilate, asphyxiate, ban, banish, bar, blot out, blow out, bob, bottle up, call off, cancel, censor, choke, choke off, clamp down on, clip, complete, cork, cork up, crack down on, crop, crush, cull, cut, cu