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negative(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
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neutralize(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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nix(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, abandon)
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not countenance(verb, expression, attack, fight, resist)
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obstruct(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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offset(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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oust(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, abandon)
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pettifog(oppose, disagree, contradict, differ, rebel)
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pit(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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play off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, dispute)
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prevail against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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prevent(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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protest(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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put down(expression, undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, decline, oppose)
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put up an argument(verb, expression, idiom, decline, oppose)
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put up struggle(verb, expression, idiom, take, bear)
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put up with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
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quash(undo, reverse, contradict, void, refute)
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