1
avert
1
blight(help, fix)
1
blighted
1
bother(calm, order, help)
1
boycott(verb, accept, welcome, ban, refrain)
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bridle
1
bring down(verb, expression, hurt, reduce, raise)
1
bulldoze
1
calm(verb, hurt, dishearten, dissuade)
1
chasten(verb, help, release, correct, aid)
1
chastise(verb, praise, discipline, compliment, scold)
1
chide
1
chill(verb, discourage)
1
circumvent(help, meet)
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confound
1
conquer(release, yield)
1
counteract
1
cripple(verb, help, progress, aid)
1
crush(verb, aid, resist, assist, humiliate)
1
dash(verb, break, aid, dawdle, violently)
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