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thwart
I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt, nip, obstruct, oppose, outmaneuver, override, preclude, prevent, restrain, retard, ruin, spoil, stave off, stifle, stop, stultify, stymie, traverse, turn aside, undermine, ward off II index annoy, arrest (stop), avert, balk, bar (hinder), beat (defeat), block, check (restrain), circumvent, condemn (ban), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), contravene, counter, countervail, defeat, deter, disadvantage, discontinue (break continuity), discourage, disrupt, encumber (hinder), enjoin, estop, fight (counteract), foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, hamper, hold up (delay), impede, inconvenience, interdict, interfere, interrupt, keep (restrain), kill (defeat), obstruct, occlude, oppugn, overreach, override, parry, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repulse, resist (oppose), stay (halt), stem (check), stop, toll (stop), trammel, withstand

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006