62 entries under discourage topic. ×

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forfend(verb, stop, restrain, check, block)
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parry(verb, stop, separate, reject, slip)
5
repel(verb, separate, reject, prevent, avoid)
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block(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
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hinder(verb, stop, check, remove, reduce)
4
impede(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
4
resist(verb, hold, separate, reject, maintain)
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restrain(verb, stop, check, remove, reduce)
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forbid(verb, stop, reduce, reject, dismiss)
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keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
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beat off(expression, hold, separate, reject, maintain)
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hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, reject, maintain)
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hold off(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
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rebut(verb, stop, separate, reject, prevent)
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refuse(verb, separate, reject, prevent, avoid)
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reject(verb, separate, dismiss, prevent, avoid)
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repulse(verb, separate, reject, prevent, avoid)
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shake(verb, check, escape, sway)
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chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
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cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
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