to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted)

to extinguish a candle.

to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate

to extinguish hope.

to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliance.

Law . to discharge (a debt), as by payment.

verb

light , bear , create

verb

blot out , blow out , choke , douse , drown , out , quench , smother , snuff out , stamp out , stifle , suffocate , trample , abate , abolish , annihilate , blot out * , check , crush , destroy , eliminate , end , eradicate , erase , expunge , exterminate , extirpate , obliterate , obscure , put down , put the lid on , quell , remove , squash , suppress , wipe out * , put out , clear , kill , liquidate , root , rub out , uproot , wipe out , choke off , quash , squelch , abrogate , annul , cancel , invalidate , negate , nullify , set aside , vitiate , void , eclipse , snuff