To snuff or extinguish; to put an end to something, especially a flame or light.
Combines 'be-' prefix with 'snuff,' from Dutch 'snuffen' meaning to blow or sniff. The 'be-' prefix intensifies the meaning of 'snuff' to mean completely or thoroughly extinguish.
This word appears surprisingly often in murder mysteries and dark Gothic literature—'to besnuff a life' sounds appropriately ominous and formal for the dramatic moment of extinguishment.
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