extinguish

verb

1. 1

   kill in large numbers

   the plague wiped out an entire population

2. 2

   terminate, end, or take out

   Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics

   Socialism extinguished these archaic customs

3. 3

   put an end to; kill

   The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children

4. 4

   extinguish by crushing

   stub out your cigar

5. 5

   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