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Definition of Stamp out
1. Verb. End or extinguish by forceful means. "Stamp out poverty!"
Definition of Stamp out
1. Verb. to extinguish by stamping. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stamp Out
Literary usage of Stamp out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"On his recovery from an attack of typhoid fever, he set to work to stamp out
brigandage, and soon his vigilance, indomitable purpose, and fearless treatment ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"It was then (hut the authorities proceeded to carry out the cattle decrees and
to kill some of the herds in order to stamp out the pest. ..."
3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Efforts have been made to stamp out this crime; but in 1874, in 52 ' proclaimed'
villages, the proportion of females to every 100 males was only 72. ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Efforts have been made to stamp out this crime; but in 1874, in 52 ' proclaimed'
... stamp out ..."
5. Educating by Story-telling: Showing the Value of Story-telling as an by Katherine Dunlap Cather (1918)
"... DEVELOP OR stamp out CERTAIN TRAITS AND INSTINCTS Deceit MSOP: The Fox that
Lost Its Tail (ADAMS, WILLIAM: Fables and Rhymes — Msop and Mother Goose). ..."
6. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"... it may even be a fairly healthful food ; but it always is a possible source
of danger, and upon this ground measures to stamp out bovine tuberculosis, ..."
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