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wards off

VERB

defend, guard

Synonyms

WEAK

avert avoid beat off block check deflect deter divert fend foil forestall frustrate halt hold off interrupt keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off obviate parry preclude prevent rebuff rebut repel repulse rule out stave off stop stymie thwart turn turn aside turn away

Antonyms

WEAK

lay bare make vulnerable open

Example Sentences

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What is the secret of long-lived HSCs that wards off the effects of aging?

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

Biologists have long known that this ancient group of plants wards off hungry insects better than other flora, and now they’re homing in on why.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 16, 2023

Indigenous people in South America have used kambo for centuries, believing it wards off bad luck and improves hunting skills.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

“We know church wards off isolation and builds up community, so we try to figure out ways to worship in person and online.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

I count easily five regiments together, but further to the right a sixth one evidently wards off a flank attack on the part of the French colonial troops.

From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert