Snuff Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The firefighters worked tirelessly to snuff out the last remnants of the blaze before it spread further.
- She gently blew across the top of the candles to snuff out the flames that had been burning all night.
- The gust of wind came at just the right time to snuff out the campfire and reduce the risk of forest fires.
- When the meeting was over, he got up to snuff out the lights in the conference room before leaving.
- To save energy, the city's streetlights are programmed to snuff out just before sunrise.
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Meaning 2
Put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The totalitarian regime snuffed out all forms of dissent and opposition, imprisoning anyone who dared to speak out.
- The spread of misinformation can snuff out the flame of rational thinking, leaving people misled and misinformed.
- Her talent and creativity were on the verge of being snuffed out by the strict demands of her traditional upbringing.
- The natural disaster snuffed out the lives of countless people in a matter of moments, leaving destruction in its wake.
- Extremist ideologies have snuffed out the freedom of countless women, restricting their choices and opportunities in life.