214 entries under prevent topic. ×

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defy(verb, stop, restrain)
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dismiss(verb, cut, separate, reduce, reject)
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disrupt(verb, stop, break, end, halt)
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divert(verb, stop, check, separate, oppose)
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evade(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
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faze(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, delay)
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fix(verb, break, cool, restrain, limit)
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forbid(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
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forestall(verb, stop, break, check, separate)
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forfend(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
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hang up(verb, expression, stop, control, check)
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harness(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
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head off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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neutralize(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, control)
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obviate(verb, stop, control, check, separate)
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outlaw(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress)
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parry(verb, cut, separate, cool)
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play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, control)
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put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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