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squelch(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stop(verb, hold, control, reduce, restrain)
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suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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turn aside(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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ward off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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afflict(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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annihilate(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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blast(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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confine
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crush(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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damage(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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dash(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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decay(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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destroy(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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disappoint(ruin, stain, disfigure)
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