Source : WordNet®

snuff out
     v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many
          Jewish children" [syn: {extinguish}]
     2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
        extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
        contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
        [syn: {blow out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant: {ignite}]