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»prevent v.halt, block, stop
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»stop v.renounce, withhold, quit
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»avert v.thwart, stop, prevent
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»preclude v.halt, stop, block
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»ward off exp. & v. & phr. v.prevent, halt, close
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»keep off exp. & v. & phr. v.reject, resist, discourage
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»obviate v.prevent, stop, dodge
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»deflect v.prevent, reject, halt
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»block v.bar, close, halt
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»divert v.halt, prevent, circumvent
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»deter v.stop, halt, prohibit
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»forestall v.halt, block, stop
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»parry v.duck, escape, shuffle
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»rule out exp. & v.halt, stop, remove
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»turn aside exp. & v. & phr. v.halt, duck, bar
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»halt v.stop, cease, end
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»rebuff v.lack, reject, deflect
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»turn away exp. & v. & phr. v.halt, lack, prevent
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»frustrate v.halt, block, stop
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»thwart v.stop, impede, refrain
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