Difference between Snuff Out and Extinguish

SNUFF OUT vs EXTINGUISH: VERB

To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy.
To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).
To put an end to or make extinct; destroy: : annihilate.
To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out.

To put out; quench; stifle: as, to extinguish fire or flame.
To destroy; put an end to; suppress: as, to extinguish an army; to extinguish desire or hope; to extinguish a claim or title.
To put under a cloud; obscure: eclipse; make unnoticed or unnoticeable: as, he was completely extinguished in this brilliant company.
In law, to put an end to. See extinguishment, 2.
Kill
Put an end to

Mop up, Reverse discrimination, Divvy up, Abortion pill, Crack down, Wipe away, Shrug off, Say farewell, Clamp down, Eke out, Make headway, Fatten up, Dip into, Sniff out, Extinguish

Suppress, Quell, Subdue, Douse, Crush out, Stub out, Carry off, Press out, Wipe out, Decimate, Snuff out, Eliminate, Annihilate, Obliterate, Eradicate

Mop up, Reverse discrimination, Divvy up, Abortion pill, Crack down, Wipe away, Shrug off, Say farewell, Clamp down, Eke out, Make headway, Fatten up, Dip into, Sniff out, Extinguish

Defuse, Suppress, Quell, Subdue, Douse, Stub out, Crush out, Carry off, Wipe out, Decimate, Snuff out, Eliminate, Annihilate, Obliterate, Eradicate

But if rates climb, even slightly, that could snuff out the refinancing boom.
Some have drawn up guidelines to snuff out only the most potent forms.
If Muslim nations really wanted to snuff out ISIS and other..
They may either snuff out or control the progress of bacteria.
Instead we again let the right of publicity snuff out creativity.
They may either snuff out or stop the heighten of bacteria.
But failure to manage it properly can snuff out productivity.
Reagan, do not snuff out the dreams of Hispanics!
Rapists will try to kill the woman to snuff out her voice, thereby snuffing out evidence.
And you can rule out most of Europe: The euro crisis will snuff out growth for years.

Do not attempt to extinguish a pipeline fire.
Only attempt to extinguish a fire if trained.
Vermont law such facts cannot extinguish these easements.
Mexican society has failed to extinguish her nonconformity.
Congress cannot by statute extinguish that constitutional authority.
Smoldering composites are difficult to extinguish with water.
New Fire Safety Rule Could Extinguish Singapore's Solar Sector. 20 March 2015 - New Fire Safety Rule Could Extinguish Singapore's Solar Sector.
Fixed schedules are easy to extinguish, whereas variable schedules are difficult to extinguish.
Mining leases do not necessarily extinguish all native title, but do extinguish the native title rights with which they conflict.
Some lamps may extinguish early; other lamps may flicker before they extinguish at their low end.