Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.
Usage example: the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Snuff
Snuff verb - To become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose.
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Synonyms for Snuff
Extinguish is a synonym for snuff in destroy topic. You can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Snuff".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liquidate and extinguish
- liquidate and snuff
- annihilate and extinguish
- annihilate and snuff
- quell and extinguish
- quell and snuff
- suppress and extinguish
- suppress and snuff
- eliminate and extinguish
- eliminate and snuff
- choke and extinguish
- choke and snuff
- exterminate and extinguish
- exterminate and snuff
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack album: villain Yzma, in Snuff Out the Light praises the moon and calls on all things evil to extinguish the sun.
Source: Solar and Lunar -
Also the oil fires in Michael's chapter, which he attempts to snuff out using "80% nitroglycerin grade dynamite." Aluminium Christmas Trees: The use of explosives is the proper way to extinguish an oil well fire.
Source: Video Game / Eternal Darkness
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