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take out of play

VERB

block

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest bar blockade clog close close off cut off deter halt hinder hold up impede intercept prevent stall stop thwart

STRONG

barricade brake catch charge check choke congest dam dead-end fill occlude plug stonewall stopper stymie tackle

WEAK

block out close out hang up interfere with shut off shut out stop up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist begin continue encourage facilitate forward further give help let go open permit promote push release start support unstop

STRONG

free liberate unblock

WEAK

let up

Example Sentences

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They have had, more or less, to take out of play the anti-German card.

From Time Magazine Archive