" snuffs (out) "

1: to cause to cease burning;

  * e.g., " ... snuff out the candle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blankets,

•  douses,

•  extinguishes,

•  puts out,

•  quenches

•  Antonyms : 

•  fires,

•  ignites,

•  inflames,

•  kindles,

•  lights

2: to destroy all traces of;

  * e.g., " ... the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abolishes,

•  annihilates,

•  blacks out,

•  blots out,

•  cancels,

•  cleans (up),

•  effaces,

•  eradicates,

•  erases,

•  expunges,

•  exterminates,

•  extirpates,

•  liquidates,

•  obliterates,

•  roots (out),

•  rubs out,

•  stamps (out),

•  sweeps (away),

•  wipes out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force;

  * e.g., " ... brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clamps down (on),

•  cracks down (on),

•  crushes,

•  puts down,

•  quashes,

•  quells,

•  represses,

•  silences,

•  slaps down,

•  squashes,

•  squelches,

•  subdues,

•  suppresses

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)