What does "stamp out" mean?

To eliminate or put an end to something To completely remove or destroy something unwanted.

How do you use "stamp out" in a sentence?

We must stamp out corruption. They stamped out the fire. Efforts to stamp out the disease.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To eliminate or put an end to something

根除，消灭

Erradicar, eliminar por completo

根絶する、撲滅する

근절하다, 박멸하다

To completely remove or destroy something unwanted.

彻底清除或消灭不想要的事物。源自用脚踩灭火焰的意象。

Eliminar o destruir completamente algo no deseado. Proviene de la imagen de pisar para apagar un fuego.

望ましくないものを完全に取り除く、または破壊すること。足で踏みつけて消すイメージ。

원치 않는 것을 완전히 제거하거나 없애다.

Base verb: stamp

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

We must stamp out corruption.
我们必须根除腐败
Debemos erradicar la corrupción
汚職を根絶しなければならない
우리는 부패를 근절해야 한다.
They stamped out the fire.
他们踩灭了火
Pisaron el fuego para apagarlo
彼らは火を踏み消した
그들은 불을 밟아 껐다.
Efforts to stamp out the disease.
消灭疾病的努力
Esfuerzos para erradicar la enfermedad
病気を撲滅する取り組み
질병을 박멸하기 위한 노력.

Context: elimination, problems

Tone: determined

From stamping feet to extinguish.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal