1. extinguish, snuff out

put an end to; kill

Example Sentences:
'The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children'

• snuff out

2. blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out

put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Example Sentences:
'Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained'
'quench the flames'
'snuff out the candles'

• blow out
• quench
• snuff out

3. crush out, extinguish, press out, stub out

extinguish by crushing

Example Sentences:
'stub out your cigar'

• crush out
• press out
• stub out

4. do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of

terminate, end, or take out

Example Sentences:
'Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics'
'Socialism extinguished these archaic customs'
'eliminate my debts'

• do away with
• eliminate
• get rid of

5. annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

kill in large numbers

Example Sentences:
'the plague wiped out an entire population'

• annihilate
• carry off
• decimate
• eliminate
• eradicate
• wipe out