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desist(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
1
end(verb, stop, close, complete, block)
1
enjoin
1
foster(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
govern
1
halt(verb, stop, close, end, cause)
1
hinder
1
hold fast
1
hold up
1
house(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
inhibit
1
intermit(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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keep
1
keep at a distance(verb, expression, idiom, reject, avoid)
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keep back
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keep from
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maintain(verb, hold, oppose, secure, protect)
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nourish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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prohibit
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protect(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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