About The Word Prevent
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Prevent
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What's The Definition Of Prevent?
[v] prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
[v] keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" Synonyms | Synonyms for Prevent: forbid | foreclose | forestall | keep | preclude Related Terms | Find terms related to Prevent: See Also | avert | avoid | baffle | bilk | blank | block | blockade | cross | debar | defend | deflect | embarrass | exclude | fend off | foil | frustrate | halt | head off | hinder | hold | hold back | impede | keep away | keep back | keep out | kibosh | make unnecessary | obstruct | obviate | queer | rain out | restrain | save | scotch | shut | shut out | spoil | stave off | stop | stymie | stymy | suppress | thwart | ward off | wash out Prevent In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prevented}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Preventing}.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before
+ venire to come. See {Come}.]
1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide;
to direct. [Obs.]
We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. --1
Thess. iv. 15.
We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and
follow us. --Bk. of
Common Prayer.
Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. --Prior.
2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.]
Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. --Pope.
3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
``This vile purpose to prevent.'' --Shak.
Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. --Milton.
\Pre*vent"\, v. i. To come before the usual time. [Obs.] Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early. --Bacon. |
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