Block
Shut off
Shut off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Apparently he still couldn't completely shut off his Telepathy since he asked for his mask back to block the voices out, and complained about "how everyone thinks of only one thing".
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