stamp out

British  

verb

1. to put out or extinguish by stamping

   to stamp out a fire

2. to crush or suppress by force

   to stamp out a rebellion

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stamp out Idioms  

1. Extinguish or destroy, as in The government stamped out the rebellion in a brutal way, or The police were determined to stamp out drug dealers. This metaphoric expression alludes to extinguishing a fire by trampling on it. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

The idea, he said, is to help schools stamp out bullying, discrimination and other acts targeting specific groups of students.

From Los Angeles Times

The uphill nature of Lloyd’s battle to stamp out sexism and racism reflects endemic issues in the wider insurance world, according to people close to Lloyd’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Advances in automated cockpit features have largely stamped out certain types of crashes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because Canada is no longer deemed measles-free, the Americas region as a whole has lost its elimination status, although individually the other countries are still considered to have stamped out the disease.

From BBC

Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least theoretically, each stand to earn hundreds of millions of dollars a year should they stamp out deforestation entirely.

From Barron's

Related Words

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• snuff out
• squelch
• suppress
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