snuff out vs eliminate

snuff out and eliminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snuff out	No	No	Yes	No
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eliminate is a hypernym of snuff out; that is, eliminate is a word with a broader meaning than snuff out:

Other hypernyms of snuff out include do away with, extinguish, get rid of.

snuff out (verb)	eliminate (verb)
put an end to; kill	eliminate from the body
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something