| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | extinguish | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To cause to stop burning or giving light. | |
| Synonyms: | douse, put out, quench, snuff out | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | extinguish | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | abolish, annihilate, cancel, destroy, douse, eclipse, eliminate, end, expunge, nullify, quash, quell, quench, smother, snuff, stifle, suffocate, suppress, trample | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | abolish | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To put an end to, especially formally and with authority. | |
| Synonyms: | abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | annihilate | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To destroy all traces of. | |
| Synonyms: | abolish, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root, rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out | |
| Idioms: | do away with, make an end of, put an end to | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | suppress | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight. | |
| Synonyms: | choke off, crush, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch | |
| Idioms: | put the lid on | |
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