scuttle [skuht-l]
verb. deliberately cause (a scheme, plan, deal, etc.) to fail
"Jacob deGrom is scheduled to start the home opener for the Mets for the second straight year, unless the pending birth of his first child scuttles that plan."
"The Premier League floated the idea that every team plays an one regular season game overseas, but vehement fan-protests scuttled the notion."
"Any disagreement we had was criticized as an attempt to scuttle the building of the memorial."
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