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avertverbas in thwart; avoid by turning away
verbas in thwart; avoid by turning away
circumventverbas in fool, mislead
verbas in fool, mislead
defendverbas in protect
verbas in protect
- avert
- battle
- beat off
- bulwark
- care for
- cherish
- conserve
- contend
- cover
- entrench
- espouse
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- fortify
- foster
- garrison
- guard
- guard against
- hedge
- hold
- hold at bay
- house
- insure
- keep safe
- look after
- maintain
- mine
- nourish
- oppose
- panoply
- preserve
- prevent
- provide sanctuary
- repel danger
- resist
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- shelter
- shield
- stave off
- sustain
- take in
- uphold
- war
- ward/ward off
- watch
- watch over
- withstand
delayverbas in cause stop in action
verbas in cause stop in action
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
delaysverbas in cause stop in action
verbas in cause stop in action
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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