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extinguish vs snuff out

snuff out vs extinguish

extinguish and snuff out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extinguish No No Yes No
snuff out No No Yes No
As verbs, extinguish and snuff out are synonyms defined as:
  • extinguish and snuff out: put an end to; kill
As verbs, snuff out is a hyponym of extinguish; that is, snuff out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extinguish:
  • extinguish: terminate, end, or take out
  • snuff out: put an end to; kill
Other hyponyms of extinguish include cancel out, wipe out, decouple, decouple, obliterate, knock out, drown, cut out, cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize, extinguish, except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out.
As verbs, snuff out is a hypernym of extinguish; that is, snuff out is a word with a broader meaning than extinguish:
  • extinguish: extinguish by crushing
  • snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Other hypernyms of extinguish include blow out, extinguish, quench.
As verbs, extinguish and snuff out are synonyms defined as:
  • extinguish and snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Other synonyms of extinguish include blow out, quench.
extinguish (verb) snuff out (verb)
put an end to; kill put an end to; kill
kill in large numbers put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
terminate, end, or take out
extinguish by crushing
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
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