put an end to

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put an end to

verb puts an end to · putting an end to · put an end to

  1. idiomatic, transitive To terminate or abolish. He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug.

    Similar: put a stop to, put the kibosh on, bring to an end

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verb terminate

Españolponer coto
日本語打ち切る uchikiru
中文結束 /结束, 終止 /终止 zhōngzhǐ, 廢除 /废除 fèichú
Portuguêspôr fim a
Françaismettre un terme à, mettre fin
Deutschzu einem Ende bringen, ein Ende setzen
Italianofinirla, porre fine
Românăpune capăt

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@misc{put_an_end_to_2026,
  title = {put an end to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20an%20end%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}