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Often used in the same context:
avert,
stave off,
prevent,
thwart,
preempt,
avoid,
obviate,
ameliorate,
hasten,
mitigate,
precipitate,
counteract,
provoke,
quell,
stem,
lessen,
squelch,
deter,
alleviate,
minimize,
instigate,
discourage,
curtail,
prolong,
curb,
insulate,
prompt,
induce,
stymie,
scuttle,
defuse,
stanch,
exacerbate,
quash,
remedy,
spur,
heighten,
aggravate,
allay,
derail,
occasioned,
negate,
undermine,
undo,
tamp down,
dissuade,
engender,
assuage,
restrain,
impede,
protract,
foment,
safeguard,
preclude,
circumvent,
presage,
foreshadow,
nullify,
sidestep,
portend,
hinder,
neutralize,
necessitate,
palliate,
cripple,
complicate,
resist,
reduce,
facilitate,
dampen,
stoke,
scupper,
forebode,
buttress,
stifle,
inhibit,
legitimize,
expedite,
imperil,
befall,
ensue,
defang,
incite,
eliminate,
constrain,
trigger,
justify,
counterbalance,
checkmate,
impends,
paralyze,
effectuate,
protect,
fend,
distract,
entrench,
intensify,
compel,
foretell,
destabilize,
truncate,
pacify
More specific:
avert,
avoid,
baffle,
bilk,
block,
blockade,
cross,
debar,
deflect,
embarrass,
fend off,
foil,
frustrate,
halt,
head off,
hinder,
kibosh,
make unnecessary,
obstruct,
obviate,
queer,
save,
scotch,
spoil,
stave off,
stop,
stymie,
stymy,
thwart,
ward off
Appears in the definition of:
lock-up option,
spinmeister,
spin doctor
More general:
act,
move
Synonyms:
anticipate,
counter,
forbid,
foreclose,
foresee,
preclude,
prevent
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