Curb and Discourage

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Curb

Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Discourage is a synonym for curb. In some cases you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Curb".
Nearby Words: curbed, curbing

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Curb is a synonym for discourage in inhibit topic. You can use "Curb" instead a verb "Discourage", if it concerns topics such as deter, prevent.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

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habit curb habit discourage habit
kind curb kind discourage kind
use curb use discourage use
practice curb practice discourage practice
Other words: tactics, piracy, anyone, behavior, sales, practices, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bonus Boss Red from Pokemon Gold and Silver is the worst, as his levels are so high there is little to discourage you from simply raising a custom team to curb stomp him.
    Source: Puzzle Boss
  • Video Game / Pokémon Red and Blue This is largely to discourage Sequence Breaking, but if you're strong enough, you can turn this into an advantage: capture a Diglett (or one of the Dugtrio) and use them to curb-stomp Lt.
    Source: Video Game / Pokémon Red and Blue
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