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snuff out vs extinguish

extinguish vs snuff out

snuff out and extinguish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snuff out No No Yes No
extinguish No No Yes No
As verbs, snuff out and extinguish are synonyms defined as:
  • snuff out and extinguish: put an end to; kill
As verbs, extinguish is a hypernym of snuff out; that is, extinguish is a word with a broader meaning than snuff out:
  • snuff out: put an end to; kill
  • extinguish: terminate, end, or take out
Other hypernyms of snuff out include do away with, eliminate, get rid of.
As verbs, snuff out and extinguish are synonyms defined as:
  • snuff out and extinguish: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Other synonyms of snuff out include blow out, quench.
As verbs, extinguish is a hyponym of snuff out; that is, extinguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snuff out:
  • snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  • extinguish: extinguish by crushing
Other hyponyms of snuff out include crush out, press out, stub, stub out, douse, put out.
snuff out (verb) extinguish (verb)
put an end to; kill put an end to; kill
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights kill in large numbers
terminate, end, or take out
extinguish by crushing
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Difference between snuff out and extinguish

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