foil, v.
(foiled, foiling, foils)
freq. cnt. 2
(foiled, foiling, foils)
freq. cnt. 2
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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sample sentences
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge""foil your opponent"
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derivationally related form
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hyponym
hypernym
enhance by contrast
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foil
sample sentences
"In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"verb frames
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
cover or back with foil
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foil