verb
1.
Synonyms: fend (off), hold off, keep off, rebuff, rebut, repel, repulse, ward (off)
Related Word: beat off, drive (off), fight (off); block, parry
2.
Synonyms: prevent 2, avert, deter, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, rule out, ward
verb
1.
Synonyms: fend (off), hold off, keep off, rebuff, rebut, repel, repulse, ward (off)
Related Word: beat off, drive (off), fight (off); block, parry
2.
Synonyms: prevent 2, avert, deter, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, rule out, ward
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003