ostacolare

Definitions of ostacolare
  1. verb
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    synonyms: attraversare, bloccare, castrare, deludere, deviare, frustrare, limitare, parare, sventare
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    deludere, disilludere, disingannare, frustrare
    fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
    deludere, disilludere, disincantare, disingannare, spoetizzare
    free from enchantment
    type of:
    precludere, proibire, vietare
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  2. verb
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
    synonyms: contrapporre, contrastare, impacciare, impicciare, incagliare, intralciare, opporre
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    bloccare, chiudere, impedire, ingorgare, occludere, sbarrare
    block passage through
    frammettersi, immischiarsi, impicciarsi, inframmettersi, intromettersi
    come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
    bloccare
    obstruct access to
    barricare
    block off with barricades
    barricare
    prevent access to by barricading
    asfissiare
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    schermare
    prevent from entering
    interrare
    block with earth, as after a landslide
    barricare
    render unsuitable for passage
    congestionare
    become or cause to become obstructed
    type of:
    impedire
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
  3. verb
    block passage through
    synonyms: bloccare, chiudere, impedire, ingorgare, occludere, sbarrare
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    antonyms:
    disinnestare
    free or remove obstruction from
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    bloccare
    obstruct access to
    barricare
    block off with barricades
    barricare
    prevent access to by barricading
    asfissiare
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    schermare
    prevent from entering
    interrare
    block with earth, as after a landslide
    barricare
    render unsuitable for passage
    congestionare
    become or cause to become obstructed
    type of:
    contrapporre, contrastare, impacciare, impicciare, incagliare, intralciare, opporre
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
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