Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Stirring up is an antonym for prevent.
Stirring up
Both terms in one sentence
- Afraid of a curse from Hera the villagers attempted to prevent the goddess from drinking by stirring up the bottom of the pond to make it muddy and unclean.
Source: Analysis / Adventure Time -
He did this on purpose, though - omitting certain details to try to prevent anyone from stirring up trouble.
Source: Film / Cry Baby Lane -
Arguably, Caiaphas, who thinks that "Jesus is cool" but feels that he has to have him killed to prevent him from stirring up revolution and provoking retaliation from Rome.
Source: Music / Jesus Christ Superstar
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