Restore and Snuff out

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Restore verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.

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Snuff out is an antonym for restore.

Snuff out verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

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Restore is an antonym for snuff out.

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