stamp out
• suppress or put an end to something by taking decisive action.
• "urgent action is required to stamp out corruption"
Similar:
put an end to,
put a stop to,
end,
finish,
get rid of,
crush,
put down,
check,
crack down on,
weed out,
curb,
nip in the bud,
scotch,
squash,
quash,
quell,
subdue,
suppress,
repress,
quench,
extinguish,
stifle,
abolish,
eliminate,
eradicate,
terminate,
beat,
overcome,
defeat,
destroy,
demolish,
annihilate,
wipe out,
extirpate,
squelch,
put the kibosh on,
clobber,
• extinguish a fire by stamping on it.
• "he stamped out the flames before they could grow"
