stem
I
(check) verb
arrest, balk, bear up against, block, bung, checkmate, choke, clog, coercere, cohibere, cork, counteract, curb, dam up, deadlock, deter, foil, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hold back, impede, intercept, interrupt, keep at bay, keep in, obstruct, oppose, plug, prevent, quell, rein in, repel, repulse, resist, restrain, retard, scotch, stall, stanch, stay, stop, suppress, thwart, veto
II
(originate) verb
arise, begin, branch off, come, commence, derive, descend, emanate, ensue, flow, follow, germinate, grow, issue, originate, proceed, result, rise, spring, sprout, start, trail
III
index
block, bloodline, cease, check (restrain), confront (oppose), constrict (inhibit), derivation, enjoin, halt, obstruct, parentage, race, repulse, resist (oppose), source, stay (halt), stop, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006