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

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

lock-up option, spinmeister, spin doctor

act, move

anticipate, counter, forbid, foreclose, foresee, preclude, prevent