stamp out

stamp out
Synonyms and related words:
abscind, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blow out, bob, choke, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, damp, dock, douse, eliminate, enucleate, eradicate, except, excise, exclude, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, isolate, knock off, lop, mutilate, nip, out, pare, peel, pick out, prune, put down, put out, quash, quell, quench, root out, rule out, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, silence, slack, smother, snuff, snuff out, squash, squelch, stifle, strangle, strike off, strip, strip off, suffocate, suppress, take off, take out, trample out, trample underfoot, truncate, wipe out

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • stamp out — [v] extinguish abolish, blot out*, crush, destroy, eliminate, end, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, kill, put down, quell, snuff out, suppress, wipe out*; concepts 95,252 …   New thesaurus

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  • stamp out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stamp out : present tense I/you/we/they stamp out he/she/it stamps out present participle stamping out past tense stamped out past participle stamped out 1) to end something bad or unpleasant by taking strong… …   English dictionary

  • stamp out — {v.} To destroy completely and make disappear. * /In the last few years, we have nearly stamped out polio by using vaccine./ * /The police and judges are trying to stamp out crime./ Compare: WIPE OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stamp out — {v.} To destroy completely and make disappear. * /In the last few years, we have nearly stamped out polio by using vaccine./ * /The police and judges are trying to stamp out crime./ Compare: WIPE OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stamp\ out — v To destroy completely and make disappear. In the last few years, we have nearly stamped out polio by using vaccine. The police and judges are trying to stamp out crime. Compare: wipe out …   Словарь американских идиом

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