Meaning & use
thwart
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To prevent someone from accomplishing something, or to stop a plan from succeeding.
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Quick action by security thwarted the robbery attempt.
Heavy rain thwarted their plans for an outdoor wedding.
A note on using this word
Usually takes a plan, attempt, or person as its object, implying an active effort was deliberately blocked rather than merely unlucky.
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