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prevent (verb)

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  • prevent — ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention …   English terms dictionary

  • prevent — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ This new legislation effectively prevents us from trading. ▪ reliably, successfully ▪ a study to determine whether the brace can reliably prevent knee injuries ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • prevent — verb Etymology: Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae + venire to come more at come Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. to be in readiness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prevent — I verb arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, bar, block, check, checkmate, circumvent, contest, counter, counteract, countercheck, cut off, debar, defeat, deflect, delay, detain, deter, discourage, estop, fend off, foil, forbid, foreclose,… …   Law dictionary

  • prevent — pre‧vent [prɪˈvent] verb [transitive] to stop something happening, or someone doing something: • government regulators working to prevent fraud prevent somebody/​something (from) doing something • The region s huge economic problems will prevent… …   Financial and business terms

  • prevent — verb /pɹɪˈvɛnt/ a) To stop; to keep (from happening). I brushed my teeth to prevent them from going yellow. b) To take preventative measures. ‘I think you must be mad, and she shall not have a glimpse of it whi …   Wiktionary

  • prevent — verb how can any one agency prevent drug trafficking? Syn: stop, put a stop to, avert, nip in the bud, fend off, stave off, ward off; hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, balk, foil, thwart, forestall, counteract, inhibit, curb …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • prevent — verb 1》 keep from happening or arising.     ↘make unable to do something. 2》 archaic (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. Derivatives preventability noun preventable (also preventible) adjective prevention noun Origin ME …   English new terms dictionary

  • prevent — verb Syn: stop, avert, nip in the bud, foil, inhibit, thwart, prohibit, forbid Ant: allow …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • prevent */*/*/ — UK [prɪˈvent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms prevent : present tense I/you/we/they prevent he/she/it prevents present participle preventing past tense prevented past participle prevented Get it right: prevent: The verb prevent is never… …   English dictionary

  • prevent — [[t]prɪve̱nt[/t]] ♦♦ prevents, preventing, prevented 1) VERB To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. [V n] These methods prevent pregnancy... [V n from ing] Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing... [V n ing]… …   English dictionary

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