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Verbs for Evasion and Prevention

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to prevent
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to preclude
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to avert
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to deter
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to thwart
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to foil
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to restrain
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to avoid
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to evade
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to shun
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to dodge
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to circumvent
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to elude
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to shake off
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to sidestep
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to eschew
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to skirt
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to shirk
to prevent
to prevent
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɪ
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t
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to not let someone do something

let
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The security guard prevented the unauthorized person from entering the building.
She tried to prevent her younger brother from eating too much candy before dinner.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to preclude
to preclude
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
i
c
k
l
l
u
u
d
d
e

to stop or prevent something from happening

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to avert
to avert
Verb
a
ə
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to deter
to deter
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to stop something from happening

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transitive
to thwart
to thwart
Verb
th
θ
w
w
a
ɔ
r
r
t
t

to intentionally prevent someone or something from accomplishing a purpose or plan

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to foil
to foil
Verb
f
f
oi
ɔɪ
l
l

to stop or hinder someone's plans or efforts

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to restrain
to restrain
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈstɹeɪn/

to hold back the expression of emotions

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to avoid
to avoid
Verb
a
ə
v
v
oi
ɔɪ
d
d

to intentionally stay away from or refuse contact with someone

confront

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to evade
to evade
Verb
e
i
v
v
a
d
d
e

to deliberately avoid facing or fulfilling something difficult, unpleasant, or obligatory

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shun
to shun
Verb
sh
ʃ
u
ə
n
n

to deliberately avoid, ignore, or keep away from someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to dodge
to dodge
Verb
d
d
o
ɑ
dg
ʤ
e

to intentionally avoid an issue or responsibility

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to circumvent
to circumvent
Verb
c
s
i
ɜ
r
r
c
k
u
ə
m
m
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to elude
to elude
Verb
e
ɪ
l
l
u
u
d
d
e

to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shake off
to shake off
Verb
uk flag
/ʃˈeɪk ˈɔf/

to physically remove something by shaking

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
shake
phrase's particle
off
to sidestep
to sidestep
Verb
s
s
i
d
d
e
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p

to avoid or bypass a problem, question, or responsibility by addressing it indirectly or by taking a different approach

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to eschew
to eschew
Verb
e
ɛ
s
s
ch
ʧ
e
w
u

to avoid a thing or doing something on purpose

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to skirt
to skirt
Verb
s
s
k
k
i
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to avoid or ignore doing something that one finds to be difficult or controversial

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shirk
to shirk
Verb
sh
ʃ
i
ɜ
r
r
k
k

to avoid or neglect one's responsibilities, often by finding ways to escape from them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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