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Connection & Separation > Disconnecting Things > Impediments to Connection
wedge, rope off, bar, enclose, fend off, check, close, block, hamper, encumber, restrict, stop, thwart, hinder, impede, delay, deter, cut off, prohibit, prevent, obstruct, reject, ward off, table, sequester, resist, repel, shut out, isolate, get in the way, keep apart, keep at bay, blockade, cordon off, partition, barricade, hold apart/up, gate, lock up/away, quarantine, repulse, drive away
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Giving, Taking & Owning
Giving, Taking & Owning > Deserving
secure, establish, justify, earn, gain, rate, engender, validate, merit (reward/attention), warrant (appreciation), deserve, win (trust), qualify for/as, be worthy of, have a claim to/on, take someone up on an offer, get what one deserves, legitimize
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Exchanging & Reciprocating
Giving, Taking & Owning > Exchanging & Reciprocating > Exchanging Things
replace, switch, exchange, transfer, trade, barter, return, redeem, swap, substitute, give back
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Exchanging & Reciprocating > Reciprocating
reward, reimburse, recompense, return, tally, repay, invite, give back, reciprocate, pay back, respond in kind, return (a favor), do the same (in return), repay (a kindness), keep (a tally)
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Something Intangible
Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Something Intangible > Imparting
spread, deliver, supply, pass on, present, leave one with, communicate, hand over, grant, issue, disseminate, lend, dispense, bestow, leave, relay, give, endow with, accord, impart (values/knowledge), provide, confer on, pass the torch
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Something Intangible > Sending Out
broadcast, spread, pour, put out, imbue, ooze, radiate, emit, infuse, emanate, beam, release, issue, disseminate, extend, send out, warm, exude, give off/out, show (kindness)
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Tangible Things
Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Tangible Things > Allocating or Distributing Things
deliver, supply, parcel out, dole out, earmark, distribute, mark, funnel, allocate, furnish, relegate, mete out, allot, circulate, pay out, dish out, assign, dispense, apportion, disburse, ration, drop off, channel, share, hand out, pass around/out, divide (up), deal out, measure out, give out, earmark for, designate for, set aside for, divvy up, portion out, fill (containers), spread around, bring, dispatch
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Tangible Things > Issuing Tangible Things
supply, dole out, deal, furnish, mete out, serve, issue, dispense, send, pass out/around, provide, give out, divvy up, bring, equip, fit out, rig out, hand, deliver (a summons), hand out/over
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Tangible Things > Offering Material Support
toss, outfit, earmark, slip, endow, prop up, award, back, fundraise, fund, bankroll, chip in, loan, sponsor, underwrite, bail out, lend, approve (a loan), cosign, pay, dispense, gift, patronize, pledge, rustle up, give, give out, raise (bail), pick up (the tab), come through with, clothe, tithe, take on, turn over (resources), adopt (a highway), cover (costs), advance (money or goods), enlarge (an endowment), absorb (a cost), provide for, donate (funds/goods), frequent, lavish
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Giving Tangible Things > Wrapping & Packing
clamp, clasp, yank, snip, clip, trim, bind, tighten, insert, stuff, hoist, rope, bundle, wrap, fold, nestle, snap, glue, gird, tape, enclose, lasso, bolt, affix, cover, swaddle, tuck, cinch, paper over, crease, adhere, compact, lash together, strap, fasten, hook, knot, loop (string/ribbon), wind (ribbon around a box), tie (a bow), crimp (ribbon), plump up (tissue paper), curl (ribbon), crate, coil (packing tape around the box), pad (a box with bubble wrap), peel (tape), stick in, box up, load (a container), twist (string)
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Handing Over & Forfeiting
drop, surrender, hand over, yield, forfeit, give up, release, donate, dispense, drop off, part with, forgo, waive, relinquish (power for the common good), give up/away, place (in someone's hand), cede, pass up, sign away, turn over/in, let go of, bow out of, hand in (resignation)
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Possessing Things
Giving, Taking & Owning > Possessing Things > Possessing Objects
set aside, hold, personalize, maintain, own, save, possess, preserve, enjoy, have, keep, retain, hang on to, keep possession of, take ownership of, be endowed with, be blessed with
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Possessing Things > When Something is Enough
supply, indulge, serve, suffice, gratify, suit, sate, have enough, satisfy (demands), content oneself with, answer (one's needs), serve the purpose, fit the bill, have one's fill, fulfill, complete, meet the requirements of, pander to, take the edge off, satiate
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Receiving
grasp, benefit from, elicit, absorb, accept, take, receive, inherit, subscribe, open one's arms, reach out (to receive something), pick up (an item), come away with, tear into (a present), obtain, come into
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Taking & Getting
Giving, Taking & Owning > Taking & Getting > Drawing Something to Oneself
assemble, solicit, gather, corral, lasso, bait, suck in, attract, magnetize, seduce, lure, retrieve, reel in, entice, draw in, hook, bring, get, pull in, garner, fish for
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Taking & Getting > Obtaining Something
extract, haul, carry, secure, solicit, land, bear, pick up/out, draw, collect, rake in, acquire, cash in on, attain, net, dumpster dive, fetch, procure, convey, obtain, get, garner, glean, get hold of, tote, double-dip
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Taking & Getting > Snapping Up
seize, grasp, grab, snatch, snap up, catch, pocket, take advantage of, cash in on, procure, pluck, get hold of, jump at, pounce on, seize on, take hold of, clutch at, get one's mitts on, dive for
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Giving, Taking & Owning > Taking & Getting > Taking for Oneself
pull, glom, wrest, yank, snatch, get one's hands on, score, pinch, wrench, forage, scrounge, scavenge, rout around, steal, draw, finagle, rake in, funnel, pocket, bribe, claim, filch, nab, pilfer, pickpocket, retrieve, cash in on, skim off, double-dip, wheedle, whisk away, squeeze from, amass, kidnap, coax out of, carve out, lay one's hands on
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Interrupted Light
flash, bob, ripple, split, lower, flutter, blot out, black out, obscure, dot with, spot, fleck, streak, edge with, stripe, dapple, mottle, stipple, sputter, twinkle, fluctuate, spurt, sprinkle, glint, eclipse, draw the shades, block out, turn on and off, block (light), filter through, blotch, refract, splotch, spark, glance off, wink out, squirt
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Preventing
bar, remove, suppress, tie up, hold up, spirit away, prohibit, forestall, stifle, ban, forbid, take over, purge, veto, expurgate, beat back, deny (access/admission), rescind (freedom of the press), invalidate (documents)
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Talking & Discussion
Talking & Discussion > Asking
Talking & Discussion > Asking > Asking for Help
press, solicit, beg, seek, turn to, invite, petition, lobby, plead, exhort, request, implore, query, appeal to, supplicate, beseech, entreat, call on, ask for (advice/help), apply for, pose (a request), importune
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Asking Questions
pump, devise, brave, question, submit, present, suggest, put forward (a question), put on the table, pose, survey, risk, hazard, interject, interview, inquire, ask, propose, proffer, put forward, canvass, poll, request, posit, sound out, query, sweet-talk, call on, approach (a sensitive topic), test (the waters), propound
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Demanding Information
force, press, order, command, pressure, shout, demand, grill, interrogate, cross-examine, give someone the third degree, cross-question, push for, insist (on), enjoin, squeeze (something out of someone)
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Making Indirect or Unskillful Requests
solicit, question, emphasize, flatter, demand, stipulate, cajole, blurt out, petition, charm, insist, implore, query, coax, grovel, appeal to (someone's fear), cadge, dispense with (formalities)
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Pestering & Begging
hammer, press, push, solicit, drone, beg, fawn over, badger, pester, whine, hound, dog, play up to, brown-nose, harp, cajole, plead, wheedle, nag, urge, annoy, torment, implore, hassle, beseech, entreat, importune, grovel, curry favor, suck up to
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion
Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Fervent Discussion
bore, probe, repeat, pry, protest, bargain, complicate, ensnare, remind, trigger, claim, insinuate, prevaricate, vex, interrupt, obstruct, misunderstand, deny, oppose, debate, harp, argue, carp, refuse, contradict, throw in, revert, blurt out, misspeak, dissent, counter, counterpose, speak out, allege, place, extrapolate, debunk, assert, urge, reiterate, cross-examine, dredge up, hash out, delve, come to the point, enrage, raise one's voice, edge in, stick to, air (complaints), profess, iterate, cavil, rail against, savage
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Interrupting Someone by Talking
insert, break in, waylay, interrupt, intervene, butt in, barge in, shout, yell, interject, add, throw in, blurt out, talk over, cut through, edge in, interpose, chime in, squeeze in, cut in, outshout, interpolate
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Quibbling
protest, fall out, interrupt, argue, dicker, dispute, quibble, grumble, grouse, gripe, beef, bicker, squabble, counter, bitch, kvetch, nitpick, find fault with, fault, dredge up, disagree, object to, pick a bone with, split hairs about, pick holes in, cavil at, sound off, quarrel, lock horns, have words, pettifog
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Reasonable Discussion
break off, process, imply, weigh in, offer (a perspective), pose, investigate, open, retract, deliberate, work out, facilitate, solve, address, rephrase, dismiss, put forward, allude to, debunk, notify, bring up, come to the point, sequence, broach, interpose
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Relaxed Conversation
break off, raise, cue, flash, laugh, answer, indulge, hear, listen, remind, weigh in on, explore, gloss over, brainstorm, smile, inquire, grant, reference, ask, add, schmooze, socialize, stray, throw in, foster, discuss, wander, note, string together, draw parallels, commiserate, hint, sweet-talk, clue, nod (in agreement), chime in, tune out, assume (good intentions), digress, introduce (a newcomer into the conversation), shoot the breeze
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Skirting an Issue
duck, evade, gloss over, equivocate, prevaricate, deflect, sidetrack, dance around, sidestep, dodge, skirt, waffle, minimize, dismiss, look away, avert, look down, beat around the bush, refuse (to answer), hint, laugh off, generalize, grow quiet, avoid (a topic/eye contact), hedge, shily-shally
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Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down
Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down > Dumbing Down Instructions & Expectations
clip, cut, break down, synopsize, limit, slow, sum up, abbreviate, shorten, prune, simplify, condense, abridge, dumb down, waive, précis
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Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down > Speaking Without Much Thought
repeat, mock, chatter, disregard, mansplain, reduce, water down, exaggerate, gloss over, oversimplify, deflect, sidestep, limit, miss, gossip, minimize, simplify, diminish, dismiss, overstate, amuse, parrot, blab, blabber, sweet-talk, laugh off, generalize, natter
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Talking & Discussion > Echoing
repeat, regurgitate, mock, mimic, echo, imitate, reproduce, impersonate, copy, quote, piggyback, ape, recount, reiterate, parrot, recite, recap, copycat, do impressions, read aloud, restate
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice
Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Domination & Aggression in the Voice
slam, blast, hammer, assault, order, dictate, scream, dominate, overpower, bark, snarl, threaten, explode, break in, interrupt, cut off, butt in, barge in, disrupt, shout, yell, monopolize, berate, condescend, intimidate, drown out, dismiss, put down, deride, lash out, pounce on, taunt, cut short/off, raise one's voice, snark, snipe, tear down/into, shout down, hijack (the conversation), hector
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > How Emotions Affect the Sound of the Voice
snap, stammer, stutter, fume, break, whimper, whine, raise (the pitch), sweeten, cry out, moan, dry out, choke (with emotion), crack (with nervousness), rise (in pitch), lower (the pitch), spit out (words), rasp, whinge, drip (with self-pity), rhapsodize
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Swearing & Cursing
slam, flip the bird, curse, disrespect, swear, blaspheme, cuss, utter (profanities/obscenities), damn, profane, take the lord's name in vain, flip off
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Telling Someone Off
cut the crap, cut it out, knock it off, fuck off, go fuck yourself, fuck yourself, screw you, screw yourself, stop it, go to hell, go screw yourself, grow some balls, sod off, get the fuck out of here, buck up, snap out of it, man up
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Using an Insistent Tone
dictate, bark, badger, pester, haggle, command, shout, demand, harp, berate, carp, swear, declare, speak out, nitpick, urge, reiterate, exhort, insist, needle, hassle, lecture, contend, vow, harangue, preach, restate, clamor for, hector
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Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing
Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing > Hesitant Speech
choke, falter, hem and haw, hesitate, quaver, blink, waver, delay, balk, dance around, hold back, defer, self-censor, hold out, flag, beat around the bush, wait (to reply), bottle up
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Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing > Pausing (in Speech)
trail off, taper, hear, listen, take a moment, dangle, blink, close, refrain from, suspend, halt, deflect, pause, breathe, hold out, calm down, cease, wind down, linger, adjourn, wait (to reply), rest one's case, break off to, lapse into silence, stop (talking), divert attention away, postpone (a discussion), shelve (a discussion)
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Talking & Discussion > Holding Forth
crow, dominate, present, scintillate, mansplain, spout, captivate, fascinate, exaggerate, monopolize, hog, entertain, boast, overstate, delight, recount, brag, hold forth, grandstand, amuse, regale, lecture, explain, elucidate, explicate, detail, propound, expound on
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Talking & Discussion > Implication
Talking & Discussion > Implication > Implying & Hinting
cue, motion, sign, signal, show, prompt, imply, suggest, come across, stand for, connote, mark, depict, illustrate, portray, represent, spin, expose, inform, insinuate, demonstrate, designate, signify, specify, reference, characterize, allude to, refer to, mean, indicate, symbolize, exhibit, denote, convey, smack of, reveal, express, intimate, impart, gesture, hint (at), drive at, get at, point to/at, drop hints
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Talking & Discussion > Joking & Teasing
rip, jab, mock, bait, impersonate, tease, exaggerate, compete, play around, harass, ridicule, joke, overstate, titter, torment, razz, goad, clown, make fun of, rub the wrong way, laugh at, fool around, snark, crack jokes, rag on, wisecrack, give someone a hard time, jest, quip, kid, josh, poke fun at, rib, yank someone's chain
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Talking & Discussion > Reminiscing
bring to mind, recall, review, exaggerate, reflect on, perform, interpret, linger, remember, recant, reinterpret, reminisce, call up, recollect, regale (with stories), call to mind, think back on, look back on, cast one's mind back to, swap (stories), relive
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Talking & Discussion > Socializing in General
gather, mix with (people), fraternize, keep company with, spend time with (people), rub shoulders with, go around with (someone), hobnob, hang around, hang out with, converse with, get together with, meet (someone), entertain (people), associate, schmooze, socialize, network, interact, mingle, consort with, rub elbows with
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking
Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Assertion
lead, pounce, show, emphasize, announce, dub, claim, correct, justify, demand, confront, step up, champion, swear, declare, stand up for, stand one's ground, counter, pronounce, overreact, speak out, prove, hold forth, fight for, debunk, assert, advocate for, attest, come forward, come to the point, hammer home, proclaim, affirm, contend, display (certainty), stake one's reputation on something, level with, voice, buck for (equal pay), avow
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Modulation of the Voice
modify, temper, muffle, adjust, modulate (one's voice), slow, moderate, quiet, hush, articulate, intone, vocalize, soften (one's tone), attune, regulate (one's tone), downstep
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Muffling, Mumbling or Covering Over the Voice
smother, impersonate, mask, disguise, soften, mute, tone down, muffle, stifle, silence, mutter, dampen, quiet, mumble, whisper, titter, talk under one's breath, cover (one's mouth), cover over, talk out of the corner of one's mouth, mouth, put one's fist in one's mouth
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Nervous or Trifling Ways of Speaking
stammer, stutter, clack, twitter, jabber, yap, tattle, bumble, gossip, waffle, chat, pooh-pooh, nitpick, dither, yak, babble, prattle, blab, blabber, blather, patter, ramble, natter, choke out, chitchat, tittle-tattle, spread rumors, yatter, yabber, yammer, prate, gabble
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Neutral or Positive Ways of Speaking
broadcast, chant, suggest, emphasize, spout, flatter, advise, interview, assure, chat, praise, declare, pledge, narrate, compliment, eulogize, extol, script, regale, confess, recite, confide, explain, bandy, reminisce, couch, describe, sweet-talk, utter, articulate, quip, soften (one's tone), reel off, bare (one's soul), pique (someone's interest), sweeten (one's tone), expound, remark, understate, rhapsodize
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Vocal Details & Regional Accents
clip, splutter, drone, click, chirp, squeak, chant, accent, broaden (one's vowels), overpronounce, drag out (a vowel), sputter, slur, abbreviate, pronounce, enunciate, articulate, intone, rise (in pitch), drawl, crack (with emotion), roll (one's r's), project (one's voice), lisp, open (one's vowels), close (one's vowels), fall (in pitch), aspirate, soften (one's vowels), harshen (one's vowels), silence (a letter/a syllable)
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Whispering
coo, hiss, hum, sigh, soothe, purr, calm, breathe, whisper, lull, hush, murmur, shush, sweet-talk, croon, quell, talk under one's breath, speak softly, mouth (words)
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Disrupting
strike, divert, expel, rock, topple, dismantle, unseat, black out, foil, disperse, resort to, sabotage, tamper, cancel, revoke, abort, call off, hamper, restrict, filibuster, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, undo, disturb, impose, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, deflect, inundate
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Encumbering
squash, cramp, constrain, strangle, press, crush, load, worry, complicate, restrain, saddle, strain, curb, put at risk, burden, bog down, tie up/down, hamper, flood with (duties), mire, clog, pressure, encumber, entangle, restrict, suspend, inconvenience, hold back/down, weigh down, overload, tax, overwhelm, stress, trouble, throttle
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Sidetracking
wrest, divert, manipulate, distract, break in, interrupt, delay, deter, redirect, deflect, meddle, butt in, barge in, lure, draw away, sidetrack, discourage, detour, shunt (an issue to the side), disrupt, sway, deviate
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