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- refuse
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- punish
- accuse
- sentence
- condemn
- blame
- ignore
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- confuse
- twist
- cover
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- lessen
- decrease
- confine
- compress
- circumscribe
- repress
- obscure
- mystify
- complicate
- tangle
- wind
- hide
- conceal
- ruin
- destroy
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- lower
- diminish
- confuse
- stop
- halt
- spoil
- simplify
- block
- worsen
- harm
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- condense
- abridge
- lessen
- decrease
- compress
- deface
- ruin
- damage
- dirty
- charge
- engage
- employ
- maintain
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- hold
- incarcerate
- incriminate
- hire
- accuse
- punish
- sentence
- damn
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- condemn
- censure
- blame
- maintain
- keep
- hold
- reveal
- irritate
- aggravate
- charge
- hurt
- limit
- restrain
- prevent
- incite
- accuse
- punish
- sentence
- damn
- condemn
- censure
- blame
- cloud
- wonder
- question
- confuse
- perplex
- complicate
- stagnate
- withhold
- mystify
- obscure
- tangle
- misunderstand
- distort
- misrepresent
- hide
- conceal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.