snuff out Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb put an end to; kill
   extinguish.
   
   • The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
2. verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   blow out; extinguish; quench.
   
   • Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
   • quench the flames
   • snuff out the candles

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