blow out vs extinguish

blow out and extinguish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blow out	No	No	Yes	No
extinguish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blow out and extinguish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of blow out include quench, snuff out.

As verbs, extinguish is a hyponym of blow out; that is, extinguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blow out:

Other hyponyms of blow out include crush out, press out, stub, stub out, douse, put out.

blow out (verb)	extinguish (verb)
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable	put an end to; kill
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights	kill in large numbers
erupt in an uncontrolled manner	terminate, end, or take out
	extinguish by crushing
	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights