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stamp sth out
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to get rid of something that is wrong or harmful
• The new legislation is intended to stamp out child prostitution., stamp on sth
to use force to stop or prevent something that you consider to be wrong or harmful
• Any opposition to the new government was immediately stamped on by the army.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. hard | impatiently She stamped her foot impatiently. | about, around, down, off He stamped off in disgust. PREP. on She stamped on my toe!, noun on a letter/package ADJ. postage | first-class, second-class | Christmas, commemorative QUANT. book, set, sheet a book of ten first-class stamps VERB + STAMP put on, stick on She stuck a first-class stamp on the letter. | lick, moisten | issue, launch The Post Office has launched some new Christmas stamps. | collect STAMP + NOUN album, collecting, collector instrument for stamping a design, etc. on a surface ADJ. official | date character/quality ADJ. unmistakable VERB + STAMP bear, carry His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius. | leave, put She left her stamp on the school. PREP. ~ of the stamp of authority
Oxford Collocations Dictionary