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outwit(stop, ruin, halt, curb)
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preclude(stop, decline, separate, reject)
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restrain(stop, check, decline, reduce)
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restrict(stop, check, decline, reduce)
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rule out(expression, stop, decline, separate)
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shut out(expression, stop, close, decline)
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slow(stop, reduce, restrain, block)
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stay(block, delay, curb, prevent)
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taboo(stop, decline, reduce, reject)
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trammel(stop, check, ruin, oppose)
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undo(informal, cancel, invalidate, negate)
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veto(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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ward(stop, reduce, restrain, suppress)
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annul(stop, ruin, destroy, prevent)
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avert(stop, separate, reduce, restrain)
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bamboozle
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baulk
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bilk(stop, ruin, halt, curb)
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blow whistle on(expression, idiom, block, delay)
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box in(expression, restrain, halt, block)
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