Related Clues:

• Fend off
• Repress
• Exclude from practice
• Nip in the bud
• Stop, perhaps
• Preclude
• Get in the way of
• Dissuade by threat, maybe
• Block, legally
• Keep under control
• Give pause to
• Hold down
• Act as a disincentive to
• Stop from doing
• Prevent through intimidation