1
argues(verb, defends)
1
backfires(verb, defends)
1
bans(verb, dissuades)
1
barricades(verb, defends)
1
buffers(verb, defends)
1
checks(verb, dissuades)
1
chills(verb, dissuades)
1
circumvents(verb, avoids)
1
counterattacks(verb, defends)
1
counters(verb, defends)
1
covers(verb, defends)
1
dampens(verb, dissuades)
1
daunts(verb, dissuades)
1
declines(verb, avoids)
1
defends(verb, defends)
1
deflects(verb, dissuades)
1
depresses(verb, dissuades)
1
derails(verb, dissuades)
1
deters(verb, dissuades)
1
deviates
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