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Words related to extinguish

Related / Similar Words: eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off, snuff out, stub out, crush out, press out, blow out, quench

Definition:

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

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

extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar";

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";

Hyponyms: stamp, smother, put out, douse, black out

Grouped Verbs: decimate

Derivational Morphology: decimation, destruction, demolition, wipeout, extinction, extermination, annihilation, disintegration, obliteration, annihilator, extinguishing, quenching, snuffer, fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator

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