foil
/fɔɪl/ verb [T]Definition
› to stop a crime, plan, etc from succeeding, or to stop someone doing what they want to do: [often passive] The plot was foiled by undercover police officers. This device is designed to foil car thieves.
(Definition of foil verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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