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What is the opposite of initiate?

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Opposite of to set up or establish
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“The Council had been dismissed and an administrator was appointed to run its affairs and complete the inquiry that had already begun.”
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(expel) Opposite of to inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially ceremonially
“The New York State Chiefs tried to expel him from the organization because he had made critical comments about policing in general.”
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(disqualify) Opposite of to inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially ceremonially
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Opposite of to start, activate or put into action
“A protective system is connected to the power system to sense selected circuit conditions and deactivate the power system upon the occurrence of a fault.”
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(lead to) Opposite of to culminate or result in a particular event or consequence
“Eating the right foods and getting enough exercise will prevent weight gain.”
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Opposite of to set up or establish
“He will destroy his father's legacy if he runs the business into the ground.”
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Opposite of to create something, typically using ingenuity or creativity
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Opposite of to mark or announce the arrival of something
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Opposite of to obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
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Opposite of to teach or educate someone on a given subject
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Opposite of to create or bring something into being
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Opposite of to be the cause of
“Your method for conducting the experiment will introduce an anomaly that will impede the desired outcome.”
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Opposite of to become, cause to become, acquainted with something
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Opposite of to crown king, to make (a person) king
“They would dethrone and imprison the king, while his followers were exiled from the land they once occupied.”
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Opposite of to trigger or start movement or progress
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Opposite of to activate or bring into operation
“If the range has an upper oven and fan, disengage the duct connection first.”
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Opposite of to make (someone) aware of (something)
“Filippo, a Florentine, was widowed and left with the upbringing of an only son whom he shut away in the mountains to shelter him from the evils of the world.”
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Opposite of to put forward for discussion or consideration
“Jim refused to suppress any controversial issues during his questioning of the president.”
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Opposite of to begin an undertaking
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(result in) Opposite of to have as a consequence
“Hyperactivity can sometimes begin with the consumption of too much sugar.”
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Opposite of to teach, train or educate in a given field
“The teacher worried that her lack of content knowledge in mathematics might have caused her to mislead her students in science.”
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Opposite of to start or undertake a task or venture
“Would it not be easier and far more logical to simply forgo this quest and earn some money rather than spending it frivolously?”
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Opposite of a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity
“He demonstrated his class as a veteran of an elite unit of the Defense Forces.”
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Opposite of one who is inexperienced or unskilled at an activity
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