Stopping something Flashcards

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  1. delete,
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  1. To stop your hard disk becoming too full, you should delete / dissuade / sever any unwanted
    programmes. (to cut out part of a document, a computer file, etc.)
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  1. repeal (we can also say abolish),
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  1. The new government plans to back out of / repeal / suppress the existing legislation. (to officially
    end a law so that it is no longer valid)
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  1. deter,
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  1. Increasing fuel prices does not usually deter / quash / rescind people from using their cars.
    (to discourage people from doing something)
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  1. dissuade,
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  1. The college tries to cancel / dissuade / give up students from taking exams which are not suitable
    for them. (to persuade someone not to do something)
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  1. rescind,
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  1. The committee decided to deny / remove / rescind its earlier resolution on the use of its premises.
    (to cancel a contract or agreement)
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  1. suppress,
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  1. State monopolies often back out of / suppress / suspend all forms of economic competition.
    (to stop an activity, usually by making laws or using your authority)
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  1. sever,
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  1. The Cornucopian government made the sudden decision to dissuade / rescind / sever diplomatic
    relations with their neighbouring countries. (to end something such as a friendship or a connection
    completely and permanently)
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  1. turn down (we can also say decline),
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  1. You should never deny / put an end to / turn down a good job when it’s offered to you. (to refuse
    something which is offered)
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  1. pull out of,
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  1. We decided to pull out of / remove / rescind the competition when three of our team members
    became ill. (to decide not to support or be part of a project or activity after you have agreed to)
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  1. deny,
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  1. Oil and petroleum companies deny / scrap / repeal that they are harming the environment.
    (to state that something someone has said is not true or correct)
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  1. cancel,
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  1. Travel companies do not normally give refunds if their customers cancel / put an end to / sever
    their holiday at the last moment. (to stop something which has been planned)
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  1. quash,
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  1. It’s important to deter / remove / quash rumours before too many people hear them. (to stop
    something from continuing, especially things people say or believe: rumours, doubts, speculation,
    etc.)
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  1. give up,
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  1. You should delete / give up / suppress fast food and other foods that have a high fat content if
    you want to lose weight. (to stop doing something that you have done for quite a long time)
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  1. put an end to,
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  1. They finally agreed to dissuade / put an end to / quash their long-standing dispute and try to
    work together instead. (to stop something which has been going on for a long time)
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  1. remove (less formally, we can say strike, but only if we are referring to something on paper: Strike his name from the list),
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  1. I would be grateful if you would deter / remove / repeal my name from your mailing list. (to take
    something away)
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  1. suspend,
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  1. The factory management had to deny / suspend / turn down operations because of some serious
    health and safety issues. (to officially stop something for a short time)
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  1. scrap,
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  1. We were forced to give up / rescind / scrap the plans when we realized they would not work. (to
    decide not to continue with something such as a plan or event, often because there is a problem
    with some aspect of it)
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  1. curb
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  1. I believe that the best way to delete / curb / repeal inflation is to increase interest rates on
    borrowing. (to control or limit something that is harmful)