| VERB | social | kibosh, stop, halt, block | stop from happening / happening or developing |
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| Meaning | Stop from happening / happening or developing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | stop, halt, block | |
| Narrower | embargo | prevent commerce |
| stay | stop a judicial process | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Spanish | bloquear, detener, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
| Catalan | aturar, detenir, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
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