extinguish (
http://definr.com/extinguish)
v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many
Jewish children" [syn:
snuff out]
2: 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" [syn:
quench] [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]