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Re: The captain (i) ___________ (ii) ___________ for as long as
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13 Nov 2017, 18:26
Explanation
The second half of the sentence says that the crew became frustrated and decided to take matters into their own hands, implying that they took over the ship. Mutiny fits perfectly. (A sea change is “a profound transformation,” while a putsch is “the overthrow of a government.”)
For the first blank, you need a word implying that the captain tried to fight off the mutiny. Dissuading is something you can do only to people (i.e., “I dissuaded the pirates from mutinying.”). Warded off means “fended off” or “averted,” which is perfect here.
Warded off, mutiny.