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. extinguish by crushing;
"stub out your cigar"4. kill in large numbers;
"the plague wiped out an entire population"