53 entries under discourage topic. ×

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avert(verb, stop, change, separate, reject)
15
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
10
parry(verb, separate, reject, block, prevent)
10
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
10
avoid(verb, stop, reject, halt, block)
10
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
9
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
4
deter(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
4
repel(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
3
check(verb, stop, take, separate, reject)
3
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
3
reject(verb, separate, disregard, dismiss, prevent)
1
beat off(verb, expression, separate, reject, disregard)
1
cut(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
1
decline(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
1
drive back(verb, expression, separate, reject, prevent)
1
fight off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss)
1
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, reject, block)
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