Prevent
81head off — prevent; deflect, turn aside …
82keep people from the poll — prevent people from voting …
83keep the wolf from the door — prevent hunger and poverty …
84save the situation — prevent a situation from failing …
85save time — prevent loss or waste of time …
86set back — prevent, restrain …
87shrink from — prevent from, be deterred from; avoid, cringe …
88shut out — prevent from entering; distance, conceal from …
89torpedo a process — prevent a procedure from taking place …
90ward off — prevent, drive away …