prevent activity from going on:
go,
complete,
begin,
join,
initiate,
bear,
create,
commence,
continue,
connect, retry,
restart,
start,
give birth,
unite,
carry on.
stative:
continue.
noun:
favor,
prolong,
draw out,
maintain,
vindicate,
retain,
support,
actuate,
proceed,
claim,
haunt,
reopen,
go along,
protract,
propel,
stay,
impel,
prosecute,
go on,
assert,
bear on,
persist,
occupy,
advance,
court,
hang on,
hold on,
preserve,
adopt,
advocate,
go,
undertake,
seek,
renew,
extend,
pursue,
keep up,
keep,
persevere,
progress,
resume,
start,
hold,
uphold,
stir,
hang in,
protect,
drive,
defend,
cherish.
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