put an end to

Idioms and Phrases

Also, put a stop to . Terminate, abolish, as in It's time they put an end to their feud , or The police chief vowed to put a stop to prostitution . This locution is more emphatic than the plain verbs end or stop . [Mid-1600s]

Related Words

• abolish
• censor
• conceal
• contain
• cover up
• crack down on
• crush
• curb
• cut off
• muzzle
• overcome
• overthrow
• put down
• quash
• quell
• quench
• repress
• silence
• snuff out
• stamp out