| derail(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| desert(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| despair(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield) |
| deter(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart) |
| disadvise(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| discard(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| discontinue(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| discourage(verb, prevent, thwart, deter) |
| disincline(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| ditch(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| divert(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| drop(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| drop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw) |
| duck(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| dump(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| dust(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender) |
| exhort(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| expostulate(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |
| falter |
| faze(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter) |