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To impede the work or progress of
To burden, load or encumber with
To inflict or impose, especially a charge or penalty
To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others' affairs
To confound or perplex someone
To weaken or make feeble
To put down or control by cruelty or force
Cause mess, disarray
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
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To impede the work or progress of
hamper
cramp
hinder
handicap
impede
inhibit
obstruct
restrict
clog
inconvenience
check
retard
trammel
constrain
delay
embarrass
fetter
handcuff
hobble
hog-tie
limit
manacle
overload
restrain
shackle
short-circuit
slow
slow down
stall
stymie
disadvantage
incommode
block
bog down
bother
charge
discommode
hold back
hold up
interfere with
oppress
tie up
weigh down
hang up
make difficult
saddle with
get in the way
curb
hamstring
thwart
frustrate
cumber
baulk
UK
balk
US
bridle
foil
cripple
stop
prevent
bar
arrest
interrupt
bork
confine
throw a spanner in the works of
interfere
tie
baffle
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
halt
put a brake on
derail
set back
stonewall
crimp
curtail
forestall
stand in the way of
cramp one's style
deter
disrupt
detain
stay
get in the way of
brake
prohibit
bind
entangle
shut down
hold
burden
scupper
crab
repress
sabotage
keep back
slow up
choke
shelve
close off
shut off
choke off
put off
give a hard time
cut off
decelerate
circumscribe
constrict
catch
stifle
postpone
ruin
straiten
discontinue
defer
leash
sandbag
suspend
oppose
freeze
retardate
put back
pause
chain
tie down
reduce
intermit
debar
faze
forbid
spoil
avert
put at a disadvantage
contravene
counteract
interdict
withhold
back off
take down
drag one's feet
put an end to
place at a disadvantage
bring to screeching halt
cramp someone's style
hold down
nip in the bud
throw a spanner in the works
tie someone down
inc
tie-up
impair
cap
entrammel
preclude
debilitate
control
ensnare
enmesh
net
capture
regulate
snag
moderate
overturn
delimit
discomfit
rattle
dam
dissuade from
entrap
sideline
disconcert
tie one's hands
hem in
tether
prevent from making progress
protract
put a crimp in
remit
prorogue
set limits on
impose limits on
give disadvantage
take out
foul up
screw up
stave off
make late
hold off on
prolong
hold over
discourage
still
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
bottleneck
snooker
hold captive
clip someone's wings
drag feet
suppress
put out of commission
muzzle
neutralize
US
defeat
puzzle
neutralise
UK
resist
put straitjacket on
slacken
ward off
confound
stump
mystify
dissuade
smother
quash
scotch
nonplus
throw monkey wrench in
rein in
lessen
down
decrease
hesitate
loaf
falter
mire
dawdle
flag
loiter
poke
bog
flummox
wrong
stand
fence
ward
taboo
bit
outlaw
enjoin
box in
shut out
louse up
dead-end
pigeonhole
corner
upset
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
throttle
obscure
screen
complicate
draw up
put on brakes
put an stop to
hold in
stem the flow of
keep in
put paid to
treat unfairly
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
do a disservice to
tell against
inflict a handicap on
give a disadvantage to
treat harshly
let up
bring up
pull up
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
give the run around
hold off
put the kibosh on
hang fire
fetch up
stand still
not move
come to a standstill
stand off
peter out
monkey with
contain
keep
put a stop to
ban
keep in check
bottle up
gag
diminish
disallow
silence
muffle
proscribe
circumvent
subdue
exclude
rule out
choke back
keep under control
cork
govern
stem
dampen
nullify
avoid
obviate
fight back
cool
veto
kill
head off
forfend
counter
swallow
throw cold water on
squash
pour cold water on
deny
strangle
keep the lid on
tame
rein
squelch
embargo
temper
overcome
cut back
bite back
intercept
criminalize
US
make illegal
criminalise
UK
keep within bounds
keep lid on
dull
fix
conceal
abstain
stamp out
measure
rule
cease
fend off
refrain
quiet
forbear
pull in
clamp down on
crack down on
defend against
talk out of
shush
spike
put a damper on
lock up
keep a lid on
button up
end
steer clear of
stop oneself
keep a tight rein on
sit on
damp
warn
damp down
peg
dash
jam
desist
master
divert
terminate
forgo
overpower
deaden
censor
hide
crush
disadvise
extinguish
beat
eschew
cut short
refuse
evade
chill
abjure
estop
cancel
quieten
do for
turn aside
quit
put the lid on
bottle
turn off
jam up
close up
put down
rein back
hold in check
cork up
put the brakes on
shut in
break off
give up
keep down
deflate
dummy up
place an embargo on
depress
frighten
retain
stultify
staunch
wreck
sidetrack
deprecate
shorten
stunt
quell
conquer
quench
checkmate
quelch
scare
scare off
demarcate
circumnavigate
keep waiting
bound
drive underground
bring to a standstill
pocket
submerge
sink
deprive
mute
forswear
escape
barricade
set
reject
sidestep
skirt
blackball
drop
imprison
close out
disqualify
occlude
close
stuff
deflect
nix
shrink
put a lid on
negate
lay off
keep hold of
block up
block out
clog up
blockade
banish
boycott
shun
cut down
jail
US
gaol
UK
put a limit on
specify
put the stopper on
bring to an end
forsake
outwit
declare illegal
put on ice
congest
stop up
bung up
annul
demark
hush
gridlock
contract
cool down
cool off
define
delimitate
qualify
keep secret
destroy
slap down
snuff out
tongue-tie
keep inside
plug up
pin down
put away
keep under wraps
fight shy of
resist the temptation to
give a wide berth to
swear off
put half nelson on
clam up
keep within limits
shut up
pass up
leave off
jack in
straitjacket
get around
get out of
mar
cause to wait
cause to stay
bypass
fight
clot
waive
scrub
brace
can
bilk
offset
buck
ice
bottle something up
cover up
disappoint
save
let
pre-empt
help
harsh
keep control of
forefend
condemn
juke
ditch
take wind out of
crash
unsettle
blunt
get bogged down
incarcerate
intern
gum up
dry up
keep on a string
knock off
keep at bay
stave
keep off
anticipate
pick off
affect
disturb
calm
lower
keep a rein on
influence
tamper
black
forbid to
constipate
confuse
mess up
put the brakes on
take out of play
confront
trouble
conflict
lock in
coop up
fence in
necessitate
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
put a stopper in
put chill on
pass on
put a lock on
zing
plug
act like a wet blanket
lag
abate
place injunction on
place an injunction on
discipline
renounce
mothball
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
reserve
refuse to pay
put on the shelf
seal
caulk
ration
crool
banjax
benumb
blanket
numb
cauterize
US
harness
procrastinate
reef
embog
censure
lick
prescribe
fill up
fill
come down on
close down
declare ineligible
modify
narrow
cut down on
pass by
enclose
encircle
illegalize
send up
inclose
put a ceiling on
ice out
curse
surround
prelimit
officially forbid
make it impossible for
make impossible
make it impracticable for
repulse
rebuff
tone down
girdle
impound
direct
hogtie
guide
except
eliminate
render null and void
dash one's hope
upset the applecart
devitalize
sap
weaken
choke up
pack
stanch
make impracticable
cauterise
UK
cloud
allay
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
lose steam
let down flaps
wind down
anchor it
ostracize
US
slacken pace
pull back
box up
crack down
place a limit on
bung
block off
finish
dispense with
kick
do without
override
ostracise
UK
exile
keep in line
bring under control
have on a tight leash
draw the line on
mark off
keep tight rein on
keep yourself
hold out on
keep under one's hat
stop yourself
hold out
refuse to give
deduct
hold on to
keep to oneself
fail to disclose
leave alone
stopper
vanquish
overthrow
dumb
settle
discountenance
clam
overawe
lull
cow
take the pledge
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
pass
be temperate
not touch
have nothing to do with
not do
take the cure
freeze out
play for time
put a spoke in someone's wheel
strike dumb
hold one's tongue
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
say nothing
make quiet
hush one's mouth
quiet down
disfavour
UK
shake
disfavor
US
indispose
triumph over
count out
enfetter
enchain
gyve
pinion
overwhelm
dominate
bury
annihilate
abolish
put out
clamp
trample
shut out of
compose
collect
lock
chasten
internalize
US
internalise
UK
declare taboo
intimidate
daunt
trample on
chain up
clap
secure
cuff
dock
say no
put lid on
put kibosh on
beat down
bring to naught
simmer down
black out
demoralize
US
dishearten
caution
disincline
forego
bring to a stop
put in irons
clap in irons
cut
unnerve
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
expostulate
dehort
counsel
exhort
remonstrate
prick
decline
put in chains
tie someone's hands
omit
belay
truncate
retrench
bring to a halt
demoralise
UK
make anxious
make nervous
caution against
advise against
warn off
urge against
persuade against
withhold from
keep from
sacrifice
abstain from
decline to
restrain oneself
refrain from
restrain yourself
go easy
give over
make worried
throw off
argue out of
urge not to
expostulate against
advise not to
chicken out
persuade not to
lean on
pare down
elide
abbreviate
lop
trim
syncopate
chop
abridge
cry out against
throw a wet blanket on
minify
tighten up
crop
clip
slim down
downsize
slash
boil down
get to meat
put in nutshell
roll back
put a restriction on
steer clear
more ❯
“The huge weight that should
encumber
the use of police violence, especially lethal violence, against members of the public has been lessened.”
Verb
▲
To burden, load or encumber with
burden
load
saddle
lumber
embarrass
freight
lade
laden
overtax
strain
stress
tax
weight
obstruct
oppress
overburden
overload
overwhelm
retard
trammel
weigh down
charge
hamper
land
exhaust
cumber
task
impose
weigh
saddle with
push
test
overwork
weary
overcharge
handicap
overfill
trouble
crush
stretch
pile
inflict
try
overstretch
tire
overexert
snow
weaken
entrust
fatigue
wear out
dump on
prey on
snow under
dump something on someone
bear down on
push to the limit
add weight to
leave
dump
worry
dump with
thrust
land with
top
ballast
surcharge
overstrain
pile it on
make heavier
yoke
unload something on
thrust something on
inflict something on
impose something on
exert
put too much in
hinder
impede
extend
make heavy
fob something off on to
overextend
drive
overreach
overtask
rack
press
impose on
knacker
wrench
tense
distend
drain
tighten
sap
enervate
exert excessively
drive too far
impose upon
overdo it
make too many demands on
work too hard
work oneself into the ground
exert to the limit
run oneself into the ground
knock oneself out
empty
make demands on
hold down
weigh upon
bear down
press down
pull down
load down
pressure
overuse
challenge
put a strain on
push too far
weigh heavily on
make heavy demands on
press hard on
put pressure on
ask too much of
bite off more than you can chew
overdo
force
overstress
go too far
surfeit
work over
put demands on
put great demands on
be too much for
be exacting on
deluge
swamp
clog
oversupply
beset
inundate
excess
glut
impose excessive strain on
exceed
outreach
overstep
break
outrun
overpass
overshoot
overrun
surpass
transcend
overact
labor
US
labour
UK
sweat
wear oneself to a shadow
overload oneself
work like a Trojan
wear oneself out
work day and night
drive oneself into the ground
drive oneself too hard
work one's tail off
push oneself too hard
overtax one's strength
overburden oneself
burn the candle at both ends
overstrain oneself
overtire oneself
burn out
work like a slave
kill oneself
strain oneself
do too much
work your fingers to the bone
overtax oneself
work like a horse
burn the midnight oil
drive oneself too far
practice presenteeism
sweat blood
more ❯
Verb
▲
To inflict or impose, especially a charge or penalty
lay
impose
apply
charge
exact
burden
assess
fine
inflict
levy
place
saddle
tax
entrust
put
vest
invest
endow
give responsibility for
demand
set
introduce
collect
gather
institute
force
require
oblige
wreak
slap
lay on
put on
extract
claim
foist
assign fee
amount charge
take
raise
mulct
summon
wrest
extort
wring
call
bill
invoice
employ
price
ask
expect
subject
constrain
induce
make
commit
consign
assign
ask for
fix a price
ask in payment
sell for
fix price at
fix a charge
doom
enjoin
condemn
subject to
enforce
enact
fix
ordain
establish
decree
promulgate
wreck
prescribe
execute
dictate
clap
appoint
lay down
bring to bear
bring into effect
carry out
Verb
▲
To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others' affairs
interlope
intrude
poke
interfere
pry
meddle
obtrude
snoop
nose
mess
intermeddle
encroach
infringe
interpose
invade
impede
hinder
trespass
tamper
busybody
kibitz
impose
advance
enquire
UK
inquire
US
molest
butt in
barge in
horn in
muck about
muck around
mix in
sidewalk-superintend
fool with
push in
abuse rights
chime in
come uninvited
dabble in
mess around
worm in
break in on
crash the gates
stick nose in
put two cents in
intervene
thrust
muscle in
gossip
stir
mess with
put your two cents in
put your oar in
stick your nose in
interrupt
intercede
meddle in
intrude on
cut in
poke your nose in
intermediate
interfere in
disturb
overstep
nose into
be a busybody
poke one's nose in
chisel in
be nosy about
encroach on
step in
stick your oar in
entrench on
mediate
interject
bother
pester
stickybeak
nosy
mouse
peek
be inquisitive
enquire impertinently
poke around
poke about
be curious
gatecrash
impinge
be nosy
arbitrate
interfere with
negotiate
entrench
violate
get involved
poke nose in
crash
muscle in on
horn in on
impinge on
make inroads
involve oneself
inquire impertinently
stick one's nose in
mind someone else's business
bug
poke into
poke nose into
intercalate
interpolate
insinuate
come
put one's oar in
put in one's oar
spy
moderate
sandwich
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
watch
snook
stare
peep
peer
be inquisitive about
meddle with
sneak
hold up
go beyond
thrust yourself in
do some detective work
stick one's nose into
poke one's nose into
transgress
wander
offend
stray
sin
fall
err
break in
examine
inspect
poach
burst in
affect
touch
stick one's oar in
do wrong by
nose in
enter without permission
lapse
displease
misbehave
penetrate
deviate
charge in
poke one's face in
get into the act
influence
put one's two cents in
creep
infiltrate
inch
disrupt
worm
nose around
trench
usurp
conciliate
exert influence on
leave a mark on
bear upon
make an impact on
make an impression on
have an effect on
have a bearing on
appropriate
arrogate
elbow in
work in
tread on someone's toes
step on someone's toes
eat into
squeeze in
invade someone's space
stick nose into
impose oneself
impose yourself
make inroads into
interpose oneself
insinuate oneself
involve
separate
sever
act as an intermediary
take a hand
come between
act as peacemaker
divide
interpose yourself
put in two cents
settle
involve yourself
reconcile
part
butt into
impose oneself on
intercede in
pry into
kibitz on
barge into
get involved in
intervene in
intrude into
tamper with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To confound or perplex someone
perplex
puzzle
baffle
bewilder
confuse
confound
mystify
befuddle
flummox
bemuse
dumbfound
nonplus
stump
addle
bamboozle
discombobulate
disconcert
fox
fuddle
get
muddle
throw
beat
faze
fog
pose
exercise
gravel
maze
worry
befog
beset
buffalo
complicate
disorient
floor
involve
muddy
tangle
thicken
vex
wilder
distract
entangle
jumble
astonish
astound
baulk
UK
balk
US
discompose
muck
perturb
rattle
ravel
stumble
stun
surprise
thwart
catch off balance
throw off balance
be all Greek to
get to
mix up
mix you up
make someone scratch their head
muddy the waters
snarl up
cause to be at a stand
stupefy
fluster
upset
disturb
dismay
unsettle
bother
discomfit
agitate
daze
amaze
unnerve
obfuscate
ruffle
flabbergast
stagger
shake
take aback
startle
flurry
alarm
disquiet
distress
shake up
shock
trouble
embarrass
discountenance
discomfort
abash
frustrate
unhinge
overwhelm
put off
bowl over
distemper
frazzle
concern
obscure
blow one's mind
mortify
undo
fuss
disorientate
ail
cloud
alarum
set someone thinking
blur
knock for six
freak out
weird out
throw off
hagride
derail
annoy
psych out
make uneasy
go to one's head
strike dumb
derange
frighten
becloud
daunt
provoke
scare
disorder
jolt
irk
leave open-mouthed
blow away
stop someone in their tracks
rock
dumfound
put someone off their stroke
thunderstrike
stymie
bring up short
afflict
awe
irritate
make anxious
take by surprise
demoralize
US
knock sideways
chagrin
make unclear
foul up
paralyse
UK
benumb
dazzle
paralyze
US
demoralise
UK
spook
stir up
unbalance
surprize
elude
hassle
intimidate
disorganize
distort
discourage
disrupt
terrify
horrify
excite
gall
leave aghast
terrorize
US
dizzy
mess with one's head
disarrange
appal
UK
boggle
bug
put out of countenance
mess up
panic
make nervous
petrify
psych
appall
US
terrorise
UK
pother
put someone off their stride
depress
consternate
set someone back on their heels
foil
convolute
deter
defeat
stick
snow
destabilize
US
intricate
discommode
affect
harass
pique
numb
shatter
intoxicate
inebriate
make punchy
set thinking
snafu
destabilise
UK
hurry
boggle the mind
bustle
dishearten
overpower
screw up
make a mess of
put out
pain
devastate
electrify
needle
affright
boggle the mind of
pester
ball up
hit like a ton of bricks
work up
pull the rug from under
throw into disorder
gnaw at
distract from
put into a flap
pull the rug out from under
throw into a tizz
make someone's head spin
take someone's breath away
make waves
muck up
muddle up
bedevil
stick it to
dull
tie somebody in knots
confusticate
fret
mull
wonder
stir
profundicate
set one thinking
knock out
snooker
displease
nettle
metagrobolize
exasperate
mistake
daydream
moon
outwit
shame
humiliate
dislocate
overcome
corner
aggravate
knock the stuffing out of someone
put down
cow
overawe
sadden
heat
hinder
stop
plague
harry
dispirit
gather wool
pipe dream
put someone off
make fretful
subdue
unman
get at
throw for loop
make uncomfortable
make a scene
bully
browbeat
disappoint
dash
strike
touch
impress
move
turn
sicken
down
dement
displace
rummage
disarray
fill with wonder
fill with amazement
upset apple cart
be too much for
put at a loss
chill
disillusion
flip
put on edge
craze
send into a spin
take breath away
take someone aback
give a shock
knock the stuffing out of
cause to lose your bearings
muss
worst
disgruntle
disenchant
preoccupy
burden
rouse
outrage
badger
grieve
arouse
intrude
tire
interfere
bring someone up short
conquer
blind
fill with consternation
let down
put the wind up someone
throw into a tizzy
louse up
give someone a turn
throw into confusion
clutter
make self-conscious
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
put off his or her stride
take the wind out of someone's sails
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
catch somebody off balance
catch somebody unawares
cause someone to lose their composure
take the wind out of your sails
strike with awe
take one's breath away
throw a curve
spring something on
cause wonder
jar
blow someone's mind
render speechless
bedazzle
try
occupy
throw into uproar
burn up
get in the way
garble
knock one's socks off
be unbelievable
blow one away
straiten
botch
bungle
besot
knock for a loop
put one away
boggle someone's mind
chafe
snarl
embroil
put off one's stroke
knock senseless
twist
occupy someone's thoughts
prey on someone's mind
do someone's head in
lie heavy on
render uncertain
mislead
misinform
obnubilate
make difficult
make more difficult
make complex
darken
lead astray
muddy up
scarify
fright
scare to death
scare stiff
make your hair stand on end
fill with fear
scare someone out of their wits
put the wind up
scare the pants off
scare the bejesus out of
chill off
frighten to death
frighten the living daylights out of
throw into a panic
scare the living daylights out of
throw into a blue funk
rattle one's cage
flutter
hustle
quicken
offend
anger
knock over
take your breath away
crush
knock over with feather
give a turn
give a hard time
bedaze
gobsmack
hit
spring on
masker
delight
bring around
deject
put out of action
make speechless
put away
throw for a loop
disarm
revolt
disgust
scandalize
US
nauseate
traumatize
US
prostrate
hurt
inconvenience
ride
set back
uncalm
undermine
weaken
enfeeble
sap
enervate
repel
torment
peeve
wound
nark
indispose
miff
overmaster
oppress
swamp
whelm
spellbind
rock the boat
get on someone's wick
incapacitate
hurt somebody's feelings
get someone
bum out
fire up
wind up
egg on
get across
turn on
hack off
tick off
lay up
flip out
cramp
give someone grief
key up
pick on
debilitate
demean
antagonize
US
traumatise
UK
scandalise
UK
antagonise
UK
insult
make emotional
discredit
dishonour
UK
give offence to
make awkward
make ashamed
show up
own
dishonor
US
hang up
make a monkey of
tease
put in a spot
put in a hole
put on the spot
give a bad time
catch one short
wreck
run circles around
snow under
hit for six
steamroller
do in
downgrade
leave speechless
sweep someone off their feet
grind
subordinate
destroy
kill
completely surprise
make someone's blood run cold
raise someone's eyebrows
gross out
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
crack
unstring
frenzy
loco
madden
infatuate
enrage
inflame
drive mad
more ❯
Verb
▲
To weaken or make feeble
debilitate
weaken
devitalize
enervate
enfeeble
prostrate
sap
exhaust
incapacitate
impair
indispose
tire
weary
disable
drain
etiolate
fatigue
immobilise
UK
immobilize
US
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
soften
undermine
waste
attenuate
blunt
cripple
eviscerate
extenuate
hamper
harm
hinder
hurt
injure
knacker
mar
torpefy
shatter
unstrengthen
wear out
knock out
lay low
make feeble
make weak
render infirm
do in
put out of action
confine to bed
confine to a wheelchair
poop
frazzle
overtire
tire out
fag out
diminish
damage
wash out
jade
tax
take it out of
overtax
bush
whack
wear down
reduce
wear
burn out
break
ruin
destroy
deplete
tucker out
bust
wreck
kill
vitiate
subvert
wear to a frazzle
poop out
peter out
handicap
lessen
hamstring
outwear
tucker
spoil
sabotage
conk out
disarm
lame
harass
overwork
maim
do up
emasculate
compromise
decrease
threaten
sink
impede
flag
mutilate
numb
erode
mangle
impoverish
disqualify
take out
deaden
depress
wither
benumb
drop
disfigure
disempower
make powerless
dilute
strain
destabilize
US
overexert
overextend
overfatigue
deface
droop
languish
succumb
corrode
run ragged
fizzle
batter
unfit
total
thwart
foul up
hock
destabilise
UK
water down
dull
invalidate
eat away
unnerve
obtund
deteriorate
lower
render powerless
overdo
draw
bankrupt
disrupt
tarnish
blemish
blight
bloody
crab
flaw
endamage
debase
shrink
cross up
pain
fail
devaluate
suck dry
deactivate
bedraggle
sag
temper
calm
rough up
mess up
thin
abate
prejudice
torpedo
take it out of one
assuage
inactivate
shake
make weary
palsy
sap the strength of
make tired
halt
soothe
demolish
kibosh
unbrace
muzzle
pinion
hogtie
be detrimental to
foil
freeze
disenable
put out of commission
shoot down
render incapable
put the kibosh on
shag out
take the edge off
throw monkey wrench in
drain of energy
arrest
unhinge
use up
sicken
wear someone out
exenterate
disembowel
atrophy
burden
sap your strength
plague
drowse
emaciate
shrivel
bonk
make sleepy
wear away
oppress
fade
glut
weigh
sideline
dismember
dislimb
stifle
take
wear on
hit the wall
hobble
consume
fold
faint
overburden
collapse
overstrain
wilt
ennui
rob from
grow tired
cause ennui
sap one's strength
have a bad effect on
gnaw
hog-tie
clip wings
lay up
give out
grow weary
go stale
make lame
jeopardize
US
pull the rug out from under
stop
jam
lose interest
undo
put to sleep
ravage
be prejudicial to
be deleterious to
drive a nail into the coffin of
be disadvantageous to
root
dampen
clamp
wheel-clamp
afflict
taint
trash
wound
annihilate
dismantle
corrupt
crush
nearly kill
wipe out
contract
tie
prevent from moving
bring to a standstill
render inoperative
make inoperative
prevent from working
action
render inactive
bring to a halt
fell
floor
shock
blast
inconvenience
scorch
smash
minimize
US
undercut
detract
belittle
make feebler
minimise
UK
demean
restrict
make unfit
spike
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
interfere with
jeopardise
UK
screw up
detract from
shake up
smash up
louse up
muck up
cool
level
chip away
wear oneself to a frazzle
down
allay
moderate
muffle
botch
cause detriment to
do harm to
wreak havoc on
reduce the power of
deprive of force
whittle away
mollify
sate
appease
relieve
slake
damp
alleviate
cauterize
US
ease
mine
dig
demoralise
UK
frustrate
tunnel
demoralize
US
dent
sandbag
challenge
constrict
adulterate
deflate
mitigate
rarefy
lighten
dissipate
offset
tone down
throw a monkey wrench into
drag through the mud
clip one's wings
dig out
chip away at
knock the bottom out of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
hollow out
throw a spanner in the works of
reduce the powers of
pull the teeth of
remove the sting from
hebetate
desensitise
UK
cauterise
UK
desensitize
US
put a damper on
overthrow
mow
defeat
knock down
defuse
knock over
appall
US
transfix
bemuse
daze
close
stop dead
stun
anesthetize
US
petrify
astound
anaesthetize
UK
stupefy
make inert
shut down
make nerveless
daunt
bring to grinding halt
nonplus
appal
UK
bore
mow down
bowl over
bowl down
make helpless
worsen
make impotent
bring someone to their knees
bring low
disband
deescalate
remove the fuse from
skin
subdue
neutralise
UK
render defenseless
strip
make safe
subjugate
occupy
make harmless
neutralize
US
unarm
ding
queer
devalue
cheapen
tweak
lose strength
make useless
lacerate
cut
bruise
hack
scupper
scratch
maul
deform
gash
distort
mangulate
pound
graze
scar
hit
cut up
scrape
hack up
pummel
US
lash
tear apart
belt
flog
punch
plug
work over
pummelled
UK
pommel
whip
contuse
punish
put paid to
hospitalize
US
butcher
bring to a grinding halt
unplug
idle
seize
invalid
hospitalise
UK
lay someone up
expurgate
censor
bowdlerize
US
turn off
render inoperable
amputate
bowdlerise
UK
put on the sick list
mayhem
massacre
gimp
castrate
truncate
overwhelm
seize up
cut to pieces
hash up
become unable to move
become immobilized
grind to a halt
become stuck
tear limb from limb
discomfit
submerge
abandon
stymie
scuttle
pierce
slash
crool
scathe
wing
puncture
rip
tear
stab
pique
aggrieve
foul
burn
grieve
torture
contort
wax
torment
distress
sting
irritate
zap
pulverize
US
carve
cut to ribbons
ouch
stick
slice
nick
clip
overturn
devastate
put out
cause pain to
bang up
cause injury to
pulverise
UK
draw blood
do mischief to
dash
open up
slap
spank
slug
pinch
flail
burst
explode
nix
pop
scotch
banjax
blow
dish
upset
wreak havoc with
rattle
blow up
do for
beat
thrash
blow a hole in
bring to naught
bring to nought
buffet
bash
strike
wallop
assault
belabour
UK
deck
clobber
lick
thump
abuse
pelt
knock
bang
attack
smack
smite
drub
clout
bat
baste
whop
cudgel
do
club
lace
lambast
lather
whup
curry
beat up
tonk
hide
tromp
bludgeon
bop
hammer
slog
switch
thwack
whap
slate
lambaste
birch
belabor
US
biff
whale
tan
paddle
thresh
sock
fib
rain blows on
knock about
beat the living daylights out of
lace into
punch out
lay one on
knock around
maltreat
lay into
do over
brutalize
US
dash against
aim blows at
knock into the middle of next week
brutalise
UK
bung up
give someone a good hiding
more ❯
Verb
▲
To put down or control by cruelty or force
oppress
abuse
subjugate
suppress
crush
maltreat
persecute
subdue
enslave
repress
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
wrong
hegemonize
ill-treat
master
overcome
overpower
overwhelm
exploit
scourge
subject
keep down
treat harshly
aggrieve
annoy
be brutal to
be cruel to
beset
coerce
despotize
distress
dominate
force
grind down
handicap
harass
harry
hold down
hound
outrage
overload
overthrow
plague
press
ride
rule
rule over
saddle
smother
strain
tax
torment
torture
trample
tyrranize
vex
worry
hold sway over
put down
trample on
trample underfoot
tyrannize over
beat down
pick on
put upon
ride roughshod over
walk all over
bring to heel
put screws to
weigh heavy upon
bring someone to their knees
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
quell
conquer
vanquish
quash
defeat
squash
squelch
devastate
destroy
floor
keep under
reduce
lick
prostrate
rout
trounce
extinguish
whelm
break
clobber
silence
swamp
crack down on
triumph over
stop
hammer
overmaster
keep under thumb
stamp out
gain mastery over
slap down
snuff out
snow under
clamp down on
put an end to
put a stop to
wipe the floor with
get the better of
weaken
intimidate
domineer over
yoke
keep in subjection
keep under one's thumb
keep in submission
tread
disfranchise
deprive
hobble
disenfranchise
tread on
wreck
tame
get hooks into
obliterate
ruin
quelch
kill
ice
strangle
take away someone's human rights
subordinate
colonize
US
humble
pacify
force down
blot out
bear down on
blow away
end
underyoke
triumph
compel
enthrall
US
contain
gain ascendancy over
enthral
UK
colonise
UK
gain control of
bear down
hold sway
kick around
nip in the bud
gain control over
reel back in
bring to knees
beat
best
tank
prevail over
drub
undo
surmount
thrash
outdo
excel
stuff
outclass
outstrip
surpass
dispatch
worst
take
upend
demolish
overbear
curb
slaughter
weather
skunk
get
survive
overmatch
down
whip
crucify
paste
be victorious
knock out
walk over
knock socks off
take to the cleaners
shock
outlive
prevail
do down
win over
rise above
run rings around
throw
own
get around
render incapable
stun
drown
render powerless
hurdle
be victorious over
come out on top
come out on top of
render
win
make mincemeat of
knock over
shellac
gain a victory over
blow out of the water
win against
render helpless
more ❯
Verb
▲
Cause mess, disarray
clutter
litter
disarrange
jumble
bestrew
scatter
strew
cover
dirty
fill
make untidy
mess up
muddle
snarl
throw into disorder
be scattered about
be strewn about
cause mess
make a mess of
make a shambles of
disorder
make a mess
spoil
dishevel
spread
disarray
drop litter
misalign
dealign
mix up
muddle up
disorganize
disalign
trash
muss
mess
shower
besmirch
put out of place
make dirty
louse up
derange
clutter up
sprinkle
be disarranged
disperse
toss
sow
spray
spot
pepper
dot
distribute
besprinkle
cast
broadcast
throw
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
charge
assign
entrust
commission
delegate
designate
task
commit
consign
intrust
ordain
allocate
allot
appoint
apportion
appropriate
burden
enrol
UK
enroll
US
trust
load
saddle
authorize
US
invest
vest
authorise
UK
give
nominate
elect
empower
place
accredit
hand over
grant
select
choose
license
UK
warrant
turn over
depute
leave
deputize
US
licence
US
pass
hand
transmit
transfer
repose
deputise
UK
confide
relegate
qualify
enable
give over
certify
deliver
engage
detail
name
charter
constitute
relinquish
co-opt
cast
convey
confer
install
US
mandate
set
commend
sanction
induct
endow
instate
devolve
send
instal
UK
recommend
order
adopt
refer
dispatch
swear in
decree
contract
assign to
put
tax
confine
lay
present
bestow
give nod
farm out
post
deposit
submit
place trust in
entrust with
charge with
station
shift
offer
move
direct
pin
promise
employ
destine
conscript
give up
leave to
attach
devote
apply
level
vote
give responsibility for
target
aim
ascribe
surrender
divert
inaugurate
initiate
permit
redirect
entitle
allow
crown
channel
confer on
vouchsafe
enthrone
anoint
bestow on
vest in
seat
pick
let
equip
consecrate
alienate
cede
deed
alien
change
abdicate
make over
reassign
establish
capacitate
flag
baptize
US
legitimize
US
identify
label
tag
earmark
pass on
honour
UK
honor
US
okay
privilege
legitimise
UK
opt
peg
provide
give into the care of
put into the hands of
give into the charge of
give into the custody of
sign over
give permission
invest with power
give the go-ahead to
give the green light to
give power to
give someone the authority
give the OK to
give authority to
give the thumbs up to
give the means to
give means to
give the power to
OK
bequeath
settle on
indicate
plump for
pin down
mark
put down for
finger
button down
prefer
point out
favour
UK
make
decide on
favor
US
baptise
UK
hand on
admit to office
instruct
bid
command
confide to
approve
endorse
recognize
US
ratify
recognise
UK
validate
vouch for
give authority
give permission to
grant the right to
support
back
suffer
rubber-stamp
legalize
US
give leave to
countenance
legalise
UK
give the go-ahead
agree to
give the green light
be authorised
UK
be authorized
US
enfranchise
consent
coronate
confer a right to
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
give a right to
give the word
say the word
champion
guarantee
promote
advocate
ennoble
dignify
determine
grace
award
accept
enact
arm
certificate
franchise
legislate
grant authority to
grant authorization to
give authorization to
endow in
tolerate
carry
clear
grant leave to
grant a permit to
give the right to
give a licence to
grant permission to
grant a licence to
give a permit to
cause
put one's seal of approval on
give approval to
outsource
contract out
subcontract
grant to
consign to
invest in
give to
entrust to
undertake
consent to
assent to
brook
accede to
put in someone's hands
acquiesce in
approve of
greenlight
legislate for
give leave
give assent to
hear of
give the nod
concede
sit still for
give something the nod
give the O.K.
admit of
free up
say the magic word
have
be big
give okay
live with
vote in
put into effect
make into law
lay down
vote for
give a blank cheque to
give the stamp of approval to
remit
issue
hand down
put in charge of
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