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

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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

dispirit collapse

deject collapse

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

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

sadden collapse: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"; come to feel sad

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

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"

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

browbeat collapse: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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

stultify collapse: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"; prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

weigh upon collapse

demoralize collapse: confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

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

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

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"

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

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

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

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