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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 prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  • 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

  1. verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
  2. verb To take a piece of equipment or a person out of active military service.

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