Foil and Inhibit

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Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

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

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Usage example: the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning

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Foil and inhibit are semantically related in curb topic. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Inhibit".

character	foil character	inhibit character
plans	foil plans	inhibit plans

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