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All induce antonyms

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verb induce

  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  • impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
  • delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
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