thwart

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /θwɔːt/
• (US) enPR: thwôrt, IPA ^(key): /θwɔ(ə)rt/

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Verb

Plain form thwart

Third-person singular thwarts

Past tense thwarted

Past participle thwarted

Present participle thwarting

1. (transitive) To thwart is to prevent, frustrate or spoil a person or purpose.

   The police were planning to arrest him, but he managed to thwart them.