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prevent
prevent
antonyms
assist
help
encourage
allow
aid
permit
support
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cause
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abet
sanction
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move
urge
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impel
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license
liberate
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rouse
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inspire
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generate
draw
empower
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authorize
advance
forward
give rise to
actuate
provoke
secure
release
push
spur
whip up
produce
yield
suffer
set in motion
turn on
stir up
tolerate
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cajole
ordain
go along with
keep
kindle
accredit
egg on
coax
prevail upon
goad
enact
countenance
favor
bow
get
commission
leave
lend a hand
contribute
grant
initiate
buy
lead to
arouse
satisfy
put through
steamroll
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stir
set up
welcome
reveal
tempt
raise
uphold
wink at
seduce
qualify
speed
sway
resign
surrender
succor
transact
submit
suck in
require
serve
suggest
ratify
wheedle
settle
free up
endorse
make vulnerable
inflame
excuse
indulge
establish
call forth
certify
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fit
assent to
meet
evoke
decree
defer
disregard
argue into
abandon
entitle
elicit
add
accede to
attack
implement
give leave to
okay
inveigle
back up
bring around
legalize
fire up
drive
boost
agree to
OK
live with
include
convince
participate
institute
hint
give the go-ahead to
begin
prepare
launch
look the other way
influence
foment
oblige
acquiesce in
originate
press
hasten
bring on
allure
give the green light to
do
admit of
let pass
chip in
accept
give the thumbs up to
give something the nod
force
capacitate
bolster
brook
comply
excite
give one's blessing to
appoint
commence
approve of
invest
join in
order
pitch in
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impress
prevent
definitions
verb
To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).