extinguish

To end (something).; To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.transitive

To end (something).; To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).figurativelytransitive

• A beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison
• The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

To end (something).; To kill (someone).figurativelytransitive

To end (something).; To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.figurativelytransitive

• She extinguished all my hopes.
• They intended to extinguish the enemy by force of numbers

To end (something).; To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.figurativelytransitive

• Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.

To end (something).; To suppress (something, as feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.); to quench.figurativelytransitive

To end (something).; To abolish or make void (a law, a legal right, etc.); also, to cancel (a creditor's claim, a licence, etc.).figurativelytransitive

• 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
• If the amnesty becomes law as expected this month or in June, it promises to extinguish the charges Puigdemont faces of disobedience and misuse of public funds.

To die out.intransitivereflexive