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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

despise collapse

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

pass up collapse: fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"

push aside collapse: push out of the way

offend collapse

rebut collapse

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

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

prohibit collapse

pass by collapse

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

disapprove collapse: consider bad or wrong; deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

disclaim collapse: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"; renounce a legal claim or title to

frustrate collapse

spurn collapse

parry collapse: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

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

except collapse

forswear collapse

keep from collapse

throw away collapse

resist collapse: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

recant collapse

abjure collapse: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

disinterest collapse: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

hold off collapse: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

hinder collapse

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

put back collapse

stand up collapse: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

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