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bring to an end

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bring to an end (third-person singular simple present brings to an end, present participle bringing to an end, simple past and past participle brought to an end)

(transitive) To cause to stop or complete.
Synonyms: bring an end to, bring to a close, put an end to, put a stop to, put the kibosh on

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The thing we have to develop in the world today is the world citizen and bring to an end this crude nationalism which has been the source of so much world hate. Alice Bailey

We have decided to bring to an end the most unequal, most unjust, most barbarous war of our age, and have chosen the road to exile in order that our people will not be exterminated and in order to consecrate ourselves wholly and in peace to the preservation of our empire's independence. Haile Selassie

The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions, and would soon bring to an end all the static Utopias and the farmyard civilization of the Fabians. William Ralph Inge

Its survival could hinge on his ability to bring to an end the long-simmering dispute over Catalonia, the restive region in northeastern Spain. Source: Internet

It says the draft proposal would bring to an end a ban on commercial whaling that has lasted over two decades. Source: Internet

It is obvious this matter in the interest of the dynasty is best kept out of the court because all will be revealed and that could bring to an end the dynasty and the loss of its plantation called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Source: Internet

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