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extinguish Definition
(v)
put
an
end
to
;
kill
; "
The
Nazis
snuffed
out
the
life
of
many
Jewish
children
"
(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
"; "
snuff
out
the
candles
"
(v)
extinguish
by
crushing
; "
stub
out
your
cigar
"
(v)
kill
in
large
numbers
; "
the
plague
wiped
out
an
entire
population
"
extinguish Synonyms
annihilate
blow out
carry off
crush out
decimate
eliminate
eradicate
extinguish
press out
quench
snuff out
stub out
wipe out
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