extinguish

put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

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"

extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"

terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"