curb

to control or limit something that is harmful ควบคุม, ระงับ

More schools will be ordered to close temporarily as the Health Ministry battles to curb the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak.

The minister claimed this measure would curb use of migrant child labour as it would reduce the number of migrant children in Thailand.

Thailand should curb its industrial development as it has ruined the country's natural resources and environment, environmental advocates say.