stymie
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stymies;
stymied;
stymieing
stymies;
stymied;
stymieing
Learner's definition of STYMIE
[+ object]
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to stop (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening
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The bad weather has stymied [=thwarted] the police in their investigations.
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Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money.
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