Synonyms for extinguish

Verb

1. snuff out, extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with

usage: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

2. snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench

usage: 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"

3. stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out, end, terminate

usage: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"

4. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off, kill

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