snuff out

== English == === Verb === snuff out (third-person singular simple present snuffs out, present participle snuffing out, simple past and past participle snuffed out) (transitive) To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process). Hypernyms: put out, outen Coordinate terms: blow out, douse, quench Near-synonym: smother 2017 August 25, Aukkarapon Niyomyat & Panarat Thepgumpanat, "Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict", in reuters.com, Reuters The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition. (slang, transitive) To kill a living being. Synonyms: rub out; see also Thesaurus:kill (slang, intransitive) To die. (Can we date this quote by Aleister Crowley, A Death Bed Repentance and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) People snuff out at all ages: accident apart, our vital clocks vary […] ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====