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622 entries under verb topic. ×
| freeze(stop, hold, immobilize) | |
| gag | |
| grieve(upset, distress, depress) | |
| hold(stop, control, keep, reduce) | |
| horrify(upset, bother, disturb, worry) | |
| humble(dull, reduce, restrain, diminish) | |
| keep(stop, hold, restrain, block) | |
| keep off(expression, repel, repulse) | |
| lean on(expression, prevent, thwart, deter) | |
| militate | |
| moderate(stop, control, dull, reduce) | |
| nip in the bud(expression, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| nonplus(upset, bother, disturb, shock) | |
| nullify(stop, prevent, hinder, depress) | |
| overcome(stop, prevent, hinder, depress) | |
| put a damper on(expression, idiom, stop, upset) | |
| rattle(upset, bother, disturb, shock) | |
| rebuff(stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| reject(stop, disregard, oppose, dismiss) | |
| reprove(reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss) |
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