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avert: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

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estop collapse

obviate collapse: do away with

foreclose collapse: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

head off collapse

forbid collapse: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

turn away from collapse

deter collapse: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

dishearten collapse: take away the enthusiasm of

prevent collapse: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"; keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

steer clear of collapse

preclude collapse: make impossible, especially beforehand

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

fend off collapse

shunt collapse: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body; a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"; transfer to another track, of trains; provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

sheer off collapse

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

forestall collapse

stave off collapse

debar collapse: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

discourage collapse: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

ward off collapse: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

sidetrack collapse: wander from a direct or straight course

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

turn away collapse: move so as not face somebody or something

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

ease off collapse

prohibit collapse

step aside collapse

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

sidestep collapse: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

keep from collapse

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

bear off collapse

go off collapse: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"; happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"; stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"

repel collapse: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"; cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"; be repellent to; cause aversion in

turn back collapse: turn inside out or upside down

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