formalize, validate

squelch, quell, dispel, thwart, suppress, stifle, allay, tamp down, oust, dismiss, preempt, stymie, overturn, scuttle, topple, scupper, dampen, nullify, debunk, invalidate, counteract, derail, defuse, stave off, forestall, reignite, banish, undermine, scotched, rekindle, assuage, stem, refute, resurrect, curtail, unseat, deny, circumvent, depose, instigate, disabuse, douse, dislodge, buttress, rebut, undercut, stoke, bolster, discredit, rebuffed, curb, revive, neutralize, sidestep, rejected, downplay, legitimize, prevent, annul, appease, galvanize, foment, outflank, unsettle, rouse, dissuade, legitimatize, rescind, erase, expunge, mollify, disprove, discourage, eradicate, usurp, frustrate, spark, quieten, deflect, revoke, invoke, provoke, persuade, negate, restrain, pacify, vindicate, compel, deflate, placate, undo, avert, subvert, nobble, justify, destabilize, overrule, fend, upend, spur, crush, embarrass

break, clamp down

cancel, crush, oppress, suppress

annul, avoid, invalidate, keep down, nullify, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate, void