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Exact Match:

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

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dissuade collapse: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

disincline collapse

estop collapse

faze collapse: disturb the composure of

obviate collapse: do away with

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

indispose collapse: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"; make unwilling

wean collapse: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"; detach the affections of

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

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"

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

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

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

daunt collapse: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

quench collapse: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"; reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance; satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"; electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

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"

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"

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

prohibit collapse

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

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

keep from collapse

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

disinterest collapse: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

hinder collapse

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

trammel collapse: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble; an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

turn aside collapse

repress collapse: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

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