unterbinden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deactivate verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
- deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
- forestall verb To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
- repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
Senses
unterbinden is used for these senses in English:
- deactivate to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
- deter (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
- forestall (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
deactivate — full definition
- verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
- verb To take a piece of equipment or a person out of active military service.
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