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fin: estää

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means(verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
block, obstruct, embarrass, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy
means(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, ward off, forefend, debar, obviate, forfend, avoid, fend off
means(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
scotch, baffle, foil, cross, spoil, queer, bilk, thwart, frustrate
means(verb) 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"
foreclose, forbid, prevent, forestall, preclude
means(verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
impede, hinder
means(verb) stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
kibosh, halt, block, stop
means(verb) stop (someone or something) 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, prevent
means(verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
anticipate, counter, foresee, forestall
means(verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"
block, close up, obturate, occlude, obstruct, jam, impede
means(verb) limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
inhibit
means(verb) make impossible, especially beforehand
preclude, close out, rule out
means(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
halter, hamper, cramp, strangle

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