4
impede(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
4
interfere(verb, unnecessary)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
4
rid of(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
annul(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
3
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
ban(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
choke(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
3
estop(verb, stop, remove, reject, block)
3
foil(verb, stop, hold, control, separate)
3
interpose(verb, unnecessary)
3
intervene(verb, unnecessary)
3
oppose(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
3
parry(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
3
reject(verb, stop, decline, separate, dismiss)
2
abstain(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
annihilate
2
baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
bend
2
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge)
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