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单词 snuff (out)
释义

snuff (out)

verb

1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • extinguish
  • put out
  • blow out
  • blanket
  • quench
  • dowse
  • douse
  • snub (out)
  • rub out
  • suffocate
  • smother
  • choke
  • stub
  • stamp (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • light
  • fire
  • ignite
  • inflame
  • kindle
  • enflame
2
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eradicate
  • erase
  • wipe out
  • abolish
  • destroy
  • blot out
  • black out
  • obliterate
  • rub out
  • annihilate
  • extirpate
  • exterminate
  • expunge
  • sweep (away)
  • stamp (out)
  • clean (up)
  • efface
  • shatter
  • cancel
  • liquidate
  • tear down
  • demolish
  • root (out)
  • kill off
  • ruin
  • kill
  • blow up
  • dismantle
  • ravage
  • waste
  • discard
  • flatten
  • decimate
  • consume
  • wreck
  • mow (down)
  • throw out
  • dissolve
  • total
  • devastate
  • powder
  • fragment
  • zap
  • dynamite
  • smash
  • raze
  • pulverize
  • dash
  • blast
  • splinter
  • finish
  • eject
  • expel
  • doom
  • excise
  • atomize
  • devour
  • ditch
  • terminate
  • jettison
  • cut
  • oust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protect
  • save
  • preserve
  • conserve
  • create
  • build
  • shape
  • form
  • make
  • manufacture
  • construct
  • restore
  • repair
  • rebuild
  • forge
  • frame
  • fix
  • fabricate
  • renew
  • fashion
  • reconstruct
  • patch
  • mend
  • renovate
  • revamp
  • recondition
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3
as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • suppress
  • quell
  • subdue
  • sit on
  • slap down
  • silence
  • repress
  • squash
  • crush
  • crack down (on)
  • destroy
  • squelch
  • put down
  • quash
  • overcome
  • stifle
  • extinguish
  • clamp down (on)
  • wipe out
  • put out
  • waste
  • demolish
  • ruin
  • rub out
  • throttle
  • wreck
  • quench
  • obliterate
  • smother
  • annihilate
  • dominate
  • decimate
  • desolate
  • exterminate
  • nuke
  • smash
  • douse
  • subjugate
  • dowse
  • conquer
  • strangle
  • vanquish
  • overwhelm
  • devastate
  • overpower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • help
  • aid
  • assist
  • support
  • whip (up)
  • back
  • prop up
  • provoke
  • incite
  • stir
  • promote
  • encourage
  • abet
  • forward
  • foster
  • cultivate
  • instigate
  • nurture
  • advance
  • further
  • nourish
  • foment
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