stamp out

verb

stamped out; stamping out; stamps out

1

: to stop or destroy (something bad)

stamp out smallpox/corruption

2

: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet

stamp out a fire

stamp a cigarette out

Examples of stamp out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike rockets, which are produced in relatively meagre quantities, microchips are stamped out by the billion. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

The company said a self-copying AI built on small models would spread slowly, with the number of infected devices doubling every few days, but would be hard to stamp out once loose. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

This is despite major antigovernment protests throughout the country shortly before the campaign began, which were stamped out only after mass state violence. — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Instead of being stamped out as the outcome of material, genetic codes, each of us is actually a unique, spiritual creation of God, infinite Mind. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stamp out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout