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Opposite of to strike or hit heavily, and sometimes repeatedly
Opposite of to strike, especially repeatedly with hard blows
Opposite of to hit or strike repeatedly
Opposite of to strike or hit repeatedly
Opposite of to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
Opposite of to hit or strike someone or something
Opposite of to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
Opposite of to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of
Opposite of to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics
“The overall goal of disaster response sheltering is to encourage people to evacuate in order to prevent loss of human life.”
Opposite of to strike, especially with force
“Jobe was terrible at shooting games because he would completely miss most of his targets.”
Opposite of to persuade forcefully
“His fellow partners initially sought to dissuade him from retirement as they believed that such an action might lead to the loss of those audits held in his name.”
Opposite of to obligate to do something
“I leaned away from him to deter him from doing anything drastic.”
Opposite of to strike physically or violently
“Aaron moves first, throwing a flurry of punches that I easily defend.”
Opposite of a heavy pole-shaped implement, typically intended for use as a weapon
“Odeus picked up a small rock, aimed it at the Cyclop's eye, and threw it as hard as he could.”
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