Deprive and Foil

Deprive

Deprive verb - To take something away from.

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Foil and deprive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Deprive".

Nearby Words: deprivation, depriving

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Deprive and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deprive" instead a verb "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

character	deprive character	foil character
someone	deprive someone	foil someone
time	deprive time	foil time
villain	deprive villain	foil villain
Other words: prisoner, victory, criminals.

In the season 2 finale, Spike helped Buffy foil Angelus and Drusilla's plan to destroy the world not because it was right, but because destroying the world would deprive him of the various entertainments he liked such as sports teams, rock bands, and alcohol.

Source: Pragmatic Villainy aka: Pragmatic Villain

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