190 entries under deter topic. ×

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balk(verb, stop, keep, ruin, defeat)
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debar(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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delay(noun, verb, stop, break, control)
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hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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retard(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, break, control)
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control(verb, stop, hold, check, reduce)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
10
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
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keep(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
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oppose(verb, stop, hold, attack, decline)
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shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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avoid(verb, stop, break, close, end)
8
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, attack)
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fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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resist(verb, stop, hold, attack, separate)
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stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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dissuade(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
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