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Present participle for to anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required)

Present participle for to annul or abolish by an authoritative act

Present participle for to prohibit or interdict a given action or process

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

Present participle for to prevent oneself from

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Present participle for to anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required)

baulking^UK

balking^US

keeping from happening

making impossible

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to it

keeping at bay

beating someone to the punch

stealing a march on

getting ahead of

making it impossible for

preventing the occurrence of

making it impracticable for

standing in the way of

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

keeping at a distance

keeping away

keeping at arm's length

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

throwing cold water on

shielding yourself from

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“This would have made the coast self-sufficient and obviate the need to upgrade the transmission line from Kikiwa and Islington.”

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Present participle for to annul or abolish by an authoritative act

abrogating

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

declaring null and void

knocking something on the head

knocking out

rendering invalid

rendering null and void

flying in the face of

going back on your word

putting a line through

putting the kibosh on

bringing to an untimely end

coming to an end

bringing to a conclusion

riding roughshod over

apologizing^US

apologising^UK

wiping from the face of the earth

wiping off the map

wiping off the face of the earth

putting six feet under

rowing back on

having change of heart

doing an about-turn on

sterilizing^US

sanitizing^US

sanitising^UK

sterilising^UK

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Present participle for to prohibit or interdict a given action or process

giving the red light to

giving the thumbs down to

putting the kibosh on

putting an embargo on

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

closing one's doors to

placing an embargo on

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

spurning

steering clear of

refusing entrance to

officially forbidding

closing down

keeping off

saying no to

keeping at arm's length

prohibiting from entering

denying admittance to

leaving out of account

considering undesirable

leaving out in the cold

having nothing to do with

withholding patronage

refusing to take part in

holding aloof from

washing your hands of

giving a wide berth to

forgoing

refusing admission to

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

putting half nelson on

spiking

jamming up

keeping lid on

standing in the way of

giving the cold shoulder to

giving the brush-off to

turning thumbs down

standing in the way

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Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

stabilising^UK

stabilizing^US

equalizing^US

equaling^US

equalling^UK

equalising^UK

rendering ineffective

levelling^UK

leveling^US

redressing the balance

making of no use or value

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Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting end to

taking wind out of sails

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Present participle for to prevent oneself from

breaking the habit of

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