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cut short(expression, stop, hold, control)
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anticipate(stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
arrest(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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baffle(stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
blight(ruin, destroy, stain, disfigure)
2
counteract(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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cut off
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foil(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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frustrate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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interrupt(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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limit(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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obviate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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preclude(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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prevent(stop, hold, control, keep)
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stymie
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thwart(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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abort
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avert(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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avoid(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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balk(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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