| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off). Idioms: nip in the bud. See ALLOW. 2. To change the direction or course of: deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer. See CHANGE.
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