extinguish in WordNet English dictionary

1. kill in large numbers
   "the plague wiped out an entire population"
   eliminate  annihilate  extinguish  eradicate  wipe out  decimate  carry off 
   
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"
   snuff out  blow out  extinguish  quench 
   
3. extinguish by crushing
   "stub out your cigar"
   stub out  crush out  extinguish  press out 
   
4. terminate, end, or take out
   "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
   extinguish  eliminate  get rid of  do away with 
   
5. put an end to; kill
   "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
   snuff out  extinguish