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

extinguish by crushing

stub out your cigar

terminate, end, or take out

Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics

kill in large numbers

the plague wiped out an entire population