161 entries under prevent topic. ×

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obstruct(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
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push back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, hold, drop)
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reject(verb, cut, check, decline, separate)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
3
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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arrest(verb, stop, reject, restrain, halt)
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avert(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
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avoid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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bear(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
2
buck(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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chase away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
2
combat(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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confront(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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continue(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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cool(verb, stop, cut, check, separate)
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counter(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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counteract(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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