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Verb
▲
To exclude or reject as a candidate or possibility
exclude
discard
discount
dismiss
eliminate
bar
debar
except
abolish
avert
cancel
forbid
forestall
forfend
obviate
preclude
prevent
prohibit
proscribe
recant
reject
revoke
suspend
ban
bate
deter
count out
leave out
close out
freeze out
ward off
not consider
shut out
stave off
forget about
put paid to
close one's doors to
interfere with
slow down
fetter
stall
hamstring
delay
handicap
encumber
trammel
shackle
cut off
suppress
cramp
slow
cripple
hobble
clog
handcuff
hog-tie
put a brake on
throw a spanner in the works of
control
bridle
stonewall
contravene
detain
derail
crimp
muzzle
smother
stifle
manacle
cumber
hold
curtail
embarrass
neutralizeUS
rein in
neutraliseUK
short-circuit
keep back
set back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
get in the way of
hold down
contain
disrupt
subdue
scotch
brake
moderate
regulate
discourage
scupper
discomfit
parry
preempt
govern
rattle
tame
bork
second-guess
faze
measure
rule
stem
nullify
keep under control
gag
confine
bit
choke
checkmate
keep in check
pick off
resist
make late
slow up
get ahead of
get in before
intermit
choke back
hold in
leave off
desist from
close off
keep within bounds
beat someone to the draw
stem the flow of
keep in
put off
beat someone to the punch
foul up
screw up
beat someone to it
provide against
keep the lid on
keep from
desist
steal a march on
get in the way
louse up
spare
free
reprieve
keep waiting
commandeer
absolve
postpone
bottleneck
retardate
burden
cause to wait
cause to stay
dispense
crab
be one step ahead of
be early
beat somebody to it
act in advance of
prepare for
head off at pass
defer
pause
protract
remit
shelve
prorogue
prolong
throw a spanner in the works
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
dissuade
quash
put back
back off
hold off on
take down
bog down
choke off
hold over
obscure
reduce
sandbag
put on brakes
put an stop to
put the brakes on
take out of play
rein
preoccupy
monopolizeUS
foresee
predict
forecast
project
expect
envision
ruin
leash
harness
monopoliseUK
dissuade from
straiten
hold in check
overturn
scuttle
snooker
gaolUK
keep down
box up
jailUS
keep in line
tie down
impound
circumscribe
imprison
bring under control
have on a tight leash
sit on
pull in
put away
pin down
pull back
rein back
hem in
guide
direct
crack down
hogtie
delimit
repel
upset
confound
squash
repulse
undo
spoil
outwit
nobble
dash
blank
defeat
counterplot
disappoint
cross
bury
do for
muffle
strangle
bind
entangle
disconcert
chain
peg
discipline
put the stopper on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
mess up
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
put the mockers on
upset one's apple cart
beat down
entrammel
cramp one's style
give a hard time
saddle with
put a limit on
cool down
keep a tight rein on
fight back
keep a lid on
cut back
keep tight rein on
put the brakes on
button up
bite back
cool off
withhold from
stay away
stay away from
sidestep
forbear
elude
give up
make up for
duck
get out of
deny yourself
abstain from
shake off
decline
restrain from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
withstand
skip out on
do without
shake
skirt
shy from
pass up
escape
dodge
kick
negate
get around
steer clear
forgo
shrink from
abstain
renounce
bypass
refrain from
provide
eschew
shirk
forbear from
evade
shun
offset
compensate for
end
terminate
finish
break off
staunch
pass
die
go
break
elapse
wind up
determine
dead-end
expire
catch
still
conclude
lapse
can
wait
break up
belay
rest
adjourn
immobilizeUS
punctuate
close down
bring to a standstill
cut short
let up
pull up
draw up
call it a day
bring to a close
lay off
cool it
immobiliseUK
pack up
knock off
come to a close
blow the whistle on
wink out
bring to an end
stand still
cease fire
pack in
bring to a stop
hold at bay
put a cork in
stem the flow
bring to standstill
pull the plug on
drop anchor
bring up
give over
fetch up
more ❯
“He refused to rule out the possibility of a ballot for fresh industrial action.”
Verb
▲
To refuse, or to vote against
veto
kill
reject
ban
disallow
forbid
prohibit
block
interdict
negative
dismiss
outlaw
overrule
proscribe
bar
embargo
quash
throw out
turn down
blackball
boycott
down
nix
nullify
preclude
rule against
squash
stop
burn
censure
cut
decline
defeat
deny
disapprove
discountenance
dissent
negate
pass
refuse
shoot down
place an embargo on
declare null and void
pass by
pass on
put an end to
put down
refuse permission to
throw away
thumbs down
give thumbs down
not go for
give the red light to
put a stop to
put the kibosh on
give the thumbs down to
abandon
renounce
abjure
give up
eschew
forsake
forgo
shun
relinquish
avoid
forswear
disown
withdraw
abstain from
refrain from
quit
drop
renege
discard
disavow
dispense with
retract
recant
kick
desert
repeal
abdicate
abnegate
waive
ignore
take back
disclaim
remove
shirk
do without
surrender
snub
yield
discontinue
disinherit
cast aside
defect
swear off
turn away from
tergiversate
dump
cast off
leave
sacrifice
desist from
unsay
forbear
leave off
jack in
steer clear of
desist
cease
abstain
sell out
hand over
turn one's back on
oust
cancel
rescind
refrain
cut off
wash your hands of
cede
apostatize
turn
break off
get rid of
cut out
foreswear
pack in
have nothing more to do with
put aside
give a wide berth to
say no
demur
reverse
neglect
gainsay
overturn
pull out
recoil from
shrink from
disregard
overthrow
recall
withhold from
rat
tergiverse
override
disaffirm
not accept
baulk at
annul
opt out
suspend
renege on
have done with
vacate
ditch
escape
do away with
disacknowledge
have nothing to do with
walk out on
brush aside
go back on
fall away from
change sides
drop out
scorn
miss
withgo
turn over
bail out
throw off
sign away
go without
finish
banish
outvote
resign
countermand
forego
demur at
annihilate
disdain
invalidate
toss aside
void
shy from
abolish
discount
end
abscond
lay aside
scrap
hold back
revolt
rebel
go
depart
decamp
axeUK
take the pledge
terminate
give the thumbs down
halt
wash one's hands of
scrub
fight shy of
deliver up
abrogate
hold off
not touch
supersede
step down from
step aside from
turn away
strike down
axUS
turn your back on
turn traitor
run out
go over
turn coat
give something the chop
knock something on the head
shift ground
go over the fence
break faith
rat on
decide against
refuse to have anything to do with
absolve yourself
concede
eliminate
extract
say ‘no’ to
get out
wriggle out
bow out
deny oneself
let pass
keep from
forbear from
vote down
let go by
miss out on
alter
skip
overlook
keep off
divert
pass something up
fail to take advantage of
not hear of
make null and void
change your mind
not heed
disincline
restrict
stonewall
cut someone off
cast out
cast away
forget
divorce
stopper
stymie
lay off
disgorge
weed out
fetter
not take advantage of
quitclaim
elude
cease to indulge in
dispose of
swear
contradict
shrug off
stop oneself
dislike
bag it
arrogate
apostacize
duck
dodge
evade
leave alone
repress
stamp out
subdue
suppress
quell
crush
leave in the lurch
leave holding the bag
leave high and dry
write off
shy
shake
finesse
scape
dissociate from
stray
backslide
resist the temptation to
check
curb
inhibit
restrain
arrest
interrupt
resist
keep
abort
toss over
leave flat
jettison
repel
junk
forfeit
can
sit out
be temperate
go on the wagon
avoid doing
not do
take the cure
divorce oneself from
wash hands of
protest
let go of
part with
close down
resign from
cry off
back out of
chuck
cut short
leave behind
call off
break up
pack up
close out
knock off
yield up
lay off of
ship out
bring to an end
shut down
call a halt to
lose
bring to a halt
bring to a stop
pull the plug on
call it quits
stay clear of
let well enough alone
weasel out of
have no truck with
shy away from
keep clear of
get around
shuffle out of
take no notice of
remit
postpone
defer
don't want
dispossess
dissolve
delay
grant
table
reserve
stay
allow
shelve
prorogue
vitiate
silence
extinguish
brush off
disannul
obviate
chop
null
abate
backtrack on
impoverish
turn from
hold out
protest at
turn deaf ear to
jib at
not buy
refuse to receive
not budge on
send off
not care for
draw the line at
undo
obliterate
torpedo
deracinate
call back
subvert
hold up
exheridate
exclude
evict
rob
disaffiliate
deprive
bereave
divest
change allegiances
revolt against
secede from
go over to the enemy
back out
go AWOL
change loyalties
be apostate
take a walk
replace
roll back
supplant
displace
put off
knock out
finish off
do in
wipe out
disprofess
dishonorUS
default
flush
dishonourUK
cast
leave penniless
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
cut off without a cent
cut off without a penny
be against
break with
send one's regrets
shake one's head
have no more truck with
usurp
relieve
unseat
displant
succeed
substitute
give the red light
fill
fly in the face of
step into the shoes of
crowd out
overtake
take over
substitute for
supplement
come after
outplace
take over from
take the place of
outmode
surpass
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer
delete
cancel
blue-pencil
erase
remove
cross out
dele
efface
excise
expunge
obliterate
strike out
cut out
edit
blot out
edit out
eradicate
kill
unpublish
elide
rub out
take out
annul
bleep
clean
cut
decontaminate
destroy
drop
eliminate
exclude
omit
rub
sanitiseUK
sanitizeUS
score
scrap
scratch
scratch out
scrub
snip
squash
squelch
steriliseUK
sterilizeUS
strike
terminate
trim
X-out
ink out
score out
stroke out
white out
wipe out
x out
black out
clean up
pass up
put a line through
Tippex out
axeUK
axUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remove or clear a block or obstruction from
unblock
clear
free
open
ameliorate
brighten
clarify
cleanse
disencumber
disengage
disentangle
eliminate
empty
erase
extricate
lighten
loosen
lose
meliorate
purify
refine
rid
sweep
tidy
unburden
unclog
unload
unloose
unpack
untie
vacate
void
wipe
break up
burn off
clean out
clear out
free up
shake off
throw off
dejunk
clear away
remove
move
shift
get rid of
cart off
sweep away
extract
tidy away
take away
put away
pack away
take out
carry away
do away with
draw
dispose of
carry off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To reduce to dishonour or disgrace
degrade
demean
cheapen
debase
disgrace
humble
humiliate
shame
abase
corrupt
discredit
injure
prostitute
devalue
dishonourUK
mortify
pervert
reduce
bastardiseUK
bastardizeUS
canker
chasten
damage
debauch
demoraliseUK
demoralizeUS
deprave
deteriorate
dishonorUS
foul
harm
lessen
lower
mar
poison
profane
sink
smirch
subvert
vitiate
warp
brutaliseUK
brutalizeUS
dehumaniseUK
dehumanizeUS
desensitiseUK
desensitizeUS
impair
spoil
undermine
weaken
belittle
bemean
bench
bump
declass
decry
depose
derogate
destroy
detract
diminish
disbar
disparage
mudsling
pan
slam
take down
worsen
bring shame to
cast down
cut down
lower the status of
put down
run down
shoot down
tear down
cut down to size
take down a peg
axeUK
axUS
put out of countenance
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
lambaste
denounce
hammer
pillory
find fault with
savage
bag
lay into
monster
pummelUS
castigate
reprehend
excoriate
pummelledUK
skewer
berate
reprobate
rail against
inveigh against
crucify
reprove
throw brickbats at
objurgate
reprimand
contemn
cavil at
jump on
despise
rate
carp at
chastise
arraign
cut up
scathe
rebuke
chide
maul
flay
vituperate against
lambast
give a bad press to
disapprove of
fault
look down on
fulminate against
admonish
lace into
speak evil of
take to task
animadvert on
slag
lampoon
give some stick to
nitpick about
give flak to
potshot
pick to pieces
belaborUS
dress down
haul over the coals
upbraid
scold
carpet
belabourUK
backbite
sniff at
find fault
de-emphasize
bawl out
carp
chew out
gloss over
tear off a strip
lecture
gibe
reject
denunciate
make fun of
shrug off
jeer at
treat with contempt
remonstrate with
brush aside
underemphasize
ream out
give someone a bad press
give someone a roasting
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
misrepresent
cane
opprobriate
bag on
ream
twit
scout
bollock
disapprove
satirizeUS
set little store by
sneeze at
nag at
cavil
caricature
make little of
burlesque
travesty
brush off
judge
nit-pick
come down on
call down
satiriseUK
give a talking-to
look down upon
poke fun at
give someone hell
hold in contempt
tongue-lash
read the riot act
rap over the knuckles
tear a strip off
give someone a bollocking
deplore
backstab
complain about
tear apart
tear to pieces
harangue
hit
skin
set no store by
rollick
expostulate
rag
abhor
high-hat
animadvert
rally
run a smear campaign against
snoot
tell lies about
trim
belie
tear to shreds
pass strictures upon
sail into
crack
give something a battering
hold up to ridicule
underplay
jest
soft-pedal
give a rocket
rake over the coals
rate too low
tell off
do an injustice to
lay down the law
not do justice to
pick at
conduct a smear campaign against
criticize severely
demonizeUS
think little of
demoniseUK
back-bite
moan about
grouse about
whine about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
execrate
nag
anathematize
frown on
clobber
bellyache about
gripe about
nitpick over
whinge about
beef about
slug
zap
fustigate
lash
object
discommend
villainize
refute
rail
defy
heap scorn on
mark
laugh
downcry
repudiate
rag on
regard with contempt
blacken someone's name
zing
accuse
baste
sound off about
keelhaul
wig
fail
score
row
jaw
cold-shoulder
fleer
swipe
dump
grin
leer
knock down
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
take dim view of
skin alive
snigger
hate
send up
take the piss out of
be wrong about
remonstrate
chill
give something a bad press
pull up
show contempt for
rail at
tick off
turn up one's nose
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
give someone what for
give someone a dressing-down
pitch into
give someone some stick
give someone an earful
give Bronx cheer
turn your nose up at
think too little of
give the cold shoulder to
give someone a row
give someone a rating
give someone a wigging
give someone the brush-off
give comeuppance
quip at
rant at
rank out
look down your nose at
pass judgment
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
hoot
speak of with disfavour
nitpick
get angry with
tone down
make nothing of
total
marginalizeUS
marginaliseUK
gossip
lie
spite
gossip about
animadvert upon
grumble about
have a pop at
put-down
comment negatively
throw shade
question
harsh
frown
disvalue
talk something down
mistrust
lash into
cock a snook
mistreat
caluminate
dig
jinx
poormouth
persecute
oppress
talk trash
clamor against
snipe at
complain
ride
hose
misjudge
play something down
hold forth against
not go for
find lacking
argue with
assault verbally
snipe
lie about
strumpet
plaster
take away
disagree with
blow off
cuss out
swear at
shout at
pile in
rake
weigh into
give someone bondi
take swipe at
throw stones at
lesson
jawbone
start on
start in
snicker
smile
miscalculate
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
bring under fire
blacken name
take on
cast slur on
put zingers on
put a whammy on
abominate
look down nose at
be allergic to
knock off high horse
exprobate
incriminate
slap on the wrist
read out
ostraciseUK
look askance
get after
pick apart
ostracizeUS
hold in disdain
call to task
point the finger at
express disapproval of
lay on
give the devil
rap someone over the knuckles
not do justice
miscarry
jive
thumb one's nose
miniaturiseUK
miniaturizeUS
abbreviate
abate
minimalize
dwarf
jump down one's throat
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
go for the jugular
sizzle
write false reports about
shock
disgust
to denigrate
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
misbid
misrespect
pronounce
punish
proscribe
name
adjudge
frame
make light
spread tales about
disobey
take a dig at
drag name through mud
mark wrong
look down at
underprice
underprize
neglect
label
point finger at
let have it
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
dislike
accuse falsely
send up the river
lay at one's door
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
stiff-arm
repulse
chaff
bespatter
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
stiff
jibe
torment
jibe at
have no use for
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
cast aspersion
disown
discard
disclaim
rib
banter
quiz
razz
jolly
kid
lout
blackball
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
curl one's lip
knock back
omit
skip
freeze out
cool
upstage
object to
look down one's nose at
turn one's nose up at
give offence
detest
loathe
find unacceptable
characterizeUS
designate
classify
class
stamp
tag
blink at
not give time of day
take no notice of
give the cold shoulder
turn deaf ear to
show disrespect
give someone the go-by
give the brush
show disrespect for
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
think wrong
be against
not support
tell someone to get lost
look askance at
take exception to
not believe in
characteriseUK
mark out
be above
be scornful about
look right through
sweep aside
cast aside
threap
caution
mimic
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
oppose
negate
be displeased with
be dissatisfied with
be hostile towards
recriminate
spit on
refuse
piss over
renounce
confute
avoid
piss on
take the mickey out of
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
have a poor opinion of
raise an
objurate
imitate
preach
consider beneath you
turn down
not hold with
have a down on
take a dim view of
pass on
have a problem with
spoof
do
cast a slur upon
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
curl your lip at
spit in the eye of
ape
copy
turn up your nose at
turn nose up at
give someone a caning
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
put on the mat
take someone to task
take to the woodshed
slap down
keep after
yell at
bring someone to book
have someone on the carpet
let someone have it
light into
take off
put on
impersonate
parody
sheikUS
mime
do a takeoff of
joke
take the mickey
sheikhUK
do an impression of
exaggerate
slog
fluff
cut to bits
give bad press
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take back; renege on
retract
withdraw
disown
recant
renounce
abjure
repudiate
revoke
unsay
cancel
disavow
reverse
take back
disclaim
repeal
rescind
deny
recall
abnegate
annul
foreswear
forswear
renege
apologiseUK
apologizeUS
back
backtrack on
countermand
eliminate
exclude
go back on
nig
recede
renege on
retreat
retrocede
retrograde
suspend
welsh
withcall
back down
back off
call off
do a U-turn on
draw back
eat your words
fall back
forget it
reel in
row back on
take in
change one's mind
change one's tune
do an about-turn on
eat one's words
back out of
have change of heart
enjoin from
shoot down in flames
hold back
say no to
take exception to
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
take the pledge
more ❯
Verb
▲
To formally bring to an end (at least temporarily)
suspend
adjourn
arrest
delay
postpone
defer
interrupt
shelve
cease
prorogue
discontinue
intermit
pigeonhole
break off
put off
reschedule
table
disband
dissolve
prorogate
recess
terminate
withhold
hold over
mothball
put aside
bar
can
check
cut short
file
halt
hold
hold in abeyance
inactivate
keep in abeyance
omit
pink-slip
procrastinate
protract
put in abeyance
put on ice
quit
retard
stay
stop
waive
break up
bring to an end
call a halt to
count out
hang fire
hang up
hold off
hold up
lay off
lay over
push back
put back
stave off
lay aside
put in cold storage
put on hold
lay on the table
put an end to
put a stop to
put on back burner
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
take a rain check on
axeUK
axUS
foil
head off
counteract
oppose
defeat
extinguish
neutralizeUS
scotch
counter
intercept
neutraliseUK
dam
lessen
diminish
decrease
quell
do for
put the lid on
baffle
choke
reduce
beat
crimp
checkmate
scupper
cripple
subdue
fade
vanish
dwindle
turn off
dash
fend off
run down
plug
disappear
run out
squash
end up
evade
squelch
wane
ebb
deflect
spoil
decline
moderate
turn aside
divert
defend against
crack down on
slacken
crush
disappoint
ultimate
settle
sink
switch off
discomfit
outwit
embargo
criminalizeUS
put the stopper on
pass away
hold in
repulse
fade away
put out
make illegal
die out
melt away
foul up
criminaliseUK
stanch
stamp out
escape
subside
wilt
occlude
congest
ward
wrap
smother
wither
stuff
duck
top off
jam
bite the dust
embarrass
get done
snooker
help
silence
stop up
fill
gag
keep lid on
ease up
close up
run its course
ease off
muzzle
lose
crab
put down
clamp down on
dissuade
stopper
die away
spike
put a spoke in someone's wheel
fall away
plug up
choke off
pre-empt
place an embargo on
screw up
tail off
get in the way of
finish up
repel
screen
shield
cover
parry
circumnavigate
stop work
unplug
shut
evaporate
ignore
crash
crown
bottleneck
rein
evanish
muffle
disengage
transpire
depart
upset
finalizeUS
slip away
go by
bottle up
conquer
shrink
clot
keep in check
obscure
stump
take down
withstand
juke
deteriorate
droop
decay
contravene
keep under control
smash
achieve
degenerate
throttle
pass by
bung
block out
fill up
clog up
stem the flow of
lower
forfeit
have a break
keep at bay
nobble
chill
fly by
jam up
bung up
cease to exist
finaliseUK
sandbag
disconcert
turn out
drive underground
relax
bury
rattle
censor
blow over
taper off
shush
crumble
queer
bottle
faze
elude
bring to a conclusion
trail off
bog down
leave alone
bring to naught
fizzle out
slap down
overcome
snuff out
cramp one's style
resign from
throw monkey wrench in
shake off
lock up
give a rest
keep in
dull
box in
put the brakes on
withdraw from
pour cold water on
put the mockers on
beat down
declare illegal
upset the apple cart
turn your back on
part with
finish with
mess up
throw a spanner in the works
bring to screeching halt
sit on
throw up
retire from
gum up
cork
throw cold water on
get in the way
louse up
anticipate
strangle at birth
kill off
materializeUS
land
arrive
appear
flick off
stop working
clobber
come to a stop
cinch
close shop
finish work
finish working
clock off
despair
lose heart
capitulate
admit defeat
be beaten
give in
concede defeat
jack it in
succeed
retardate
shutdown
douse
pick off
find itself
pop up
beach
turn up
leave work
bulwark
safeguard
secure
defend
guard against
guard
protect
fight off
confront
down tools
come to a halt
stave
become invalid
render powerless
apostatize
tumble
return
recidivate
power down
bit
put the brakes on
take out of play
make up for
steer clear
provide
compensate for
stay away
counterbalance
offset
polish off
draw to a halt
come to rest
dish
accomplish
draw to close
put to bed
put a period to
ease
keep from happening
become void
become obsolete
burden
crool
banjax
result
issue
perfect
tether
lose speed
slam on the brakes
bring down curtain
simmer down
compose
collect
make late
detach
log off
give up hope
abandon hope
put on brakes
render null and void
give the run around
put an stop to
dash one's hope
lick
upset the applecart
stop oneself
stop in one's tracks
reach a standstill
stop doing
lie by
spell
back out
defend oneself against
be the end of
scuttle
tie up loose ends
liquidate
clean up
come to the end
do
be through with
put a stopper in
put half nelson on
put chill on
put a lock on
zing
gridlock
let go
bring to an untimely end
extirpate
snub
exsect
marginalizeUS
oust
carve
isolate
usurp
delete
extract
overlook
excise
black
drop out
barricade
seal
caulk
sidetrack
brace
confound
be at an end
be no longer valid
clinch
shutter
take time off
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
root
traverse
banish
boycott
fold
fight shy of
take the pledge
give a wide berth to
give notice
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
be temperate
have nothing to do with
blockade
overpower
halt in its tracks
give the slip
give the run-around
buffalo
promote
shuffle off
bilk
run circles around
run rings around
bollix
throw a monkey wrench in the works
relent
drop off
damp
skirt round
fend
blank
counterplot
cross
constrict
hit the switch
come to a conclusion
round up
wash up
materialiseUK
pitch up
show up
choke up
pack
block up
let
look away
turn
turn from
veer
shunt
shove aside
chuck
resolve
illegalize
ice out
curse
officially forbid
carry out
cut dead
marginaliseUK
throw a curve
hide
mask
obturate
put out of business
switch something off
put out of action
bring someone to their knees
taper
de-escalate
pall
drop away
finish the working day
divorce
jilt
take wind out of sails
get the better of
upset one's apple cart
cause setback
put end to
carry through
bring to fruition
block off
disadvise
scare
complicate
let go of
leave behind
step down from
yield up
ship out
deliver up
step aside from
throw away
perish
succumb
vanquish
attenuate
sunder
set the seal on
stunt
dam up
gibbet
gunge up
wring
noose
squeeze
drown
silt up
demise
croak
stand up for
decease
weigh down
monkey with
quench
cow
slack
phase down
coast
cool off
drain away
become weaker
chill out
unlax
ratchet down
unaccustom
proceed
advance
progress
dust off
part from
break with
write off
deprive
exit
flatline
be no more
triumph over
quieten
quiet
declare taboo
dispose of
wind something up
talk out of
overwhelm
dominate
clamp
trample
roll by
glide by
hush
evanesce
mute
put a damper on
act like a wet blanket
dock
languish
flag
pull the plug
dumb
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
say no
put lid on
keep inside
put kibosh on
trample on
deaden
swallow
dummy up
strike dumb
clam
clam up
hold one's tongue
overawe
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
lull
say nothing
make quiet
tongue-tie
hush one's mouth
quiet down
molderUS
dilapidate
moulderUK
go past
flow
slip by
wear on
slip past
march on
get shut of
govern
fight back
get shot of
tame
rebuff
choke back
wean
run low
go downhill
wear away
go down
grow less
go dead
cut back
emaciate
tire
shrivel
sag
slide past
steal by
tick by
slide by
steal past
roll on
tick past
roll past
glide past
conk out
check out
peg out
truncate
retrench
kick in
kick off
keep a lid on
pull in
slacken pace
bite back
step out
creep past
fly past
creep by
crawl past
crawl by
pop off
minimizeUS
totter
faint
lose spirit
impoverish
debase
minimiseUK
give way
grow dim
waste away
wear off
grow faint
thin out
fall off
relapse
tremble
grow weaker
limp
unrail
take wind out of
unsettle
pare down
elide
cut down
lop
trim
syncopate
play for time
minify
tighten up
crop
slim down
downsize
contract
slash
boil down
rein back
get to meat
put in nutshell
put a restriction on
put a limit on
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Verb
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To put an end to, especially formally
cancel
annul
rescind
nullify
repeal
invalidate
void
abolish
abrogate
quash
revoke
countermand
abort
negate
null
retract
vacate
disannul
discharge
dissolve
overrule
overthrow
remit
break
override
recall
recant
withdraw
abate
eliminate
extinguish
obviate
redline
refute
repudiate
retire
avoid
belay
countercheck
counterpoise
discard
ignore
redress
suppress
take back
turf
declare invalid
render null and void
roll back
declare null and void
do away with
render invalid
strike down
render inert
put an end to
set aside
go back on one's word
wipe slate clean
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