75 entries under refuse topic. ×

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prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
20
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
15
forestall(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
15
hinder(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
14
debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
11
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
10
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
9
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, remove)
8
block(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
8
check(verb, stop, control, decline, separate)
8
restrain(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
8
stop(verb, hold, control, check, decline)
7
exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
7
forbid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
7
inhibit(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
7
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
6
eliminate(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, block)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
4
forfend(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
4
impede(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
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