Dissuade and Throw

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Dissuade verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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Throw is an antonym for dissuade.

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Dissuade is an antonym for throw in propel something through the air topic.

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

party	dissuade party	throw party
attack	dissuade attack	throw attack
man	dissuade man	throw man
people	dissuade people	throw people
Other words: punch, opponent, enemy, enemies.

Perhaps they realize the risk without being prompted; perhaps the character threatens to throw everything he's got at whoever makes the first move in order to dissuade them.

Source: Victory Through Intimidation
By "dissuade", we mean "possibly throw her into the dungeons for life".

Source: Visual Novel / Long Live the Queen
Determinator: When Voltar wants something, whether it's to throw an "evil" barbecue, steal a highly desired ice ray to use as a air conditioner, or get to eat at an exclusive restaurant for super villains, then no amount of danger or common sense will dissuade him.

Source: Western Animation / League of Super Evil

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