snuff out (v)
extinguish (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def put an end to
def kill
examples The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
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Hypernym extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
Derivationally related form extinguish → extinction
Derivationally related form snuff out → snuffer; snuff out → snuffer
Hyponym stamp; smother, put out
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Derivationally related form extinction → extinguish
Derivationally related form snuffer → snuff out; snuffer → snuff out
Hyponym extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
Hypernym stamp; smother, put out

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