extinguishing

(noun) the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning. Synonyms: extinction, quenching. Example: "The extinction of the lights."

(verb) put an end to; kill. Synonyms: snuff out, extinguish. Example: "The nazis snuffed out the life of many jewish children."

(verb) put out, as of fires, flames, or lights. Synonyms: snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench. Examples: "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained." "Quench the flames." "Snuff out the candles."

(verb) extinguish by crushing. Synonyms: stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out. Example: "Stub out your cigar."

(verb) terminate, end, or take out. Synonyms: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with. Examples: "Let's eliminate the course on akkadian hieroglyphics." "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs." "Eliminate my debts."

(verb) kill in large numbers. Synonyms: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off. Example: "The plague wiped out an entire population."