verb
1. put an end to; kill (Freq. 1)
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The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
• Syn: ↑extinguish
• Derivationally related forms: ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑snuffer
• Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of, ↑do away with
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
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Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
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quench the flames
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snuff out the candles
• Syn: ↑blow out, ↑extinguish, ↑quench
• Ant: ↑ignite (for: ↑extinguish)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑quenching (for: ↑quench), ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑extinguisher (for: ↑extinguish), ↑extinguishing (for: ↑extinguish)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.