stamp out

Verb

Meaning

end or extinguish by forceful means

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

kill end stop remove defeat destroy overcome eliminate cure suppress cancel conquer crush abolish terminate
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Antonyms

kindle light fire improve burn renew
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Hypernyms

end terminate

Examples

Up with life. Stamp out all small and large indignities. Leave everyone alone to make it without pressure. Down with hurting. Lower the standard of living. Do without plastics. Smash the servo-mechanisms. Stop grabbing. Snuff the breeze and hug the kids. Love all love. Hate all hate. John D. MacDonald

In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance is everything. Jack Welch

Arrest each unloving thought; stamp out each critical action, and teach yourself to love all beings - not in theory but in deed and in truth. Alice Bailey

The object of punishment is to... lift the man up; to stamp out his bad nature and wicked disposition. Isaac Parker

Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego. Swami Vivekananda

If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside. Evelyn Waugh

Close letter words and terms

stamp note stamp of approval stamp or indicium stamp pad stamp series stampability