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Verb: head off  hed óf
  1. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
    "head off a confrontation"
    - debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

Derived forms: headed off, heads off, heading off

Type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

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