vereiteln

v/t (Plan etc.) thwart, frustrate, foil; (Tat) prevent

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to thwart; to forestall; to defeat; to upset; to foil; to frustrate

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ver|ei|teln [fɛɐ'|aitln] ptp vereitelt

vt

Plan etc to thwart, to foil; Versuch auch to frustrate; Verbrechen, Attentat to foil, to prevent

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1) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) dash

2) (to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) foil

3) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) frustrate

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[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaitl̩n]

vt

▪ etw \vereiteln to thwart [or prevent] sth

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transitives Verb thwart; prevent; thwart, foil <attempt, plan, etc.>; thwart, frustrate <efforts, intentions, etc.>

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vereiteln v/t (Plan etc) thwart, frustrate, foil; (Tat) prevent

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transitives Verb thwart; prevent; thwart, foil <attempt, plan, etc.>; thwart, frustrate <efforts, intentions, etc.>

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adj.

hamstrung adj. v.

to blight v.

to defeat v.

to foil v.

to frustrate v.

to hamstring v.

to thwart v.