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| fortify(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| freeze(stop, decline, reject, restrain) | |
| gag(stop, hold, control, quiet) | |
| garrison(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| go against(expression, correct, halt, resist) | |
| guard against(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) | |
| hamstring(check, block, delay, curb) | |
| handicap(hold, control, restrain, block) | |
| harness(stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| hedge(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) | |
| insure(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| jam(delay, hinder, restrict, impede) | |
| lock up(expression, stop, hold, control) | |
| militate | |
| mine(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| mitigate | |
| neutralize(stop, hold, control, attack) | |
| nip in the bud(expression, idiom, stop, hold) | |
| nix(stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
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