Snuff out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
put an end to; kill
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
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"
"snuff out the candles"
3
To extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.
Example Sentences
"The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
verb
"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
verb
"quench the flames"
verb
"snuff out the candles"
verb
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