ward off
English Thesaurus
1. avert, turn away, or repel (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)
| derivation | : | forestalling, obviation, preclusion, |
| definition | : | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | forestalling, obviation, preclusion, |
| definition | : | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act) |
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