1
lift(verb, change, withdraw, alter, cancel)
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lose ground
1
lose momentum
1
lose speed
1
make sternway
1
moderate
1
negate(verb, change, remove, dismiss, withdraw)
1
nix(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift, reverse)
1
nullify(verb, change, withdraw, alter, cancel)
1
obstruct
1
opt out(expression, withdraw, cancel, lift, reverse)
1
overturn(verb, upset, change, withdraw, alter)
1
pedal
1
pull the plug(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, cancel)
1
quash(verb, change, withdraw, alter, cancel)
1
recall(verb, change, withdraw, alter, cancel)
1
rein
1
rein in
1
remove(verb, dismiss, withdraw, deny, cancel)
1
renegue
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