extinguish

Meanings

Verb

• put an end to; kill
• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  • "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
• extinguish by crushing
• terminate, end, or take out
  • "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"
• kill in large numbers

Synonyms

annihilate, blow out, carry off, crush out, decimate, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, get rid of, press out, quench, snuff out, stub out, wipe out

Antonyms

ignite