snuff out
End by smothering
To snuff out is to extinguish by smothering or pinching—originally a candle flame: She snuffed out the candles before bed.
The phrase extends to ending anything abruptly: The regime snuffed out dissent.
When applied to lives, it suggests sudden, often violent death: The accident snuffed out three young lives.
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- douseWet completely, often flames
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- quashSuppress or nullify
put a stop to · nip in the bud · end · eradicate · kill · bump off · candle snuffer · eliminate · assassinate · choke · obliterate · exterminate · squelch · stifle · suffocate · eclipse · crush · abolish
fire/flame control
snuff outignite
Start burning something
light · kindle · set alight · spark · rekindle
life/existence
snuff outbring to life
Cause to exist actively
create · revive · spawn · resurrect · bring into being