prevent
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prevent Definition
(v)
keep
from
happening
or
arising
;
have
the
effect
of
preventing
; "
My
sense
of
tact
forbids
an
honest
answer
"
(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
"
prevent Synonyms
forbid
foreclose
forestall
keep
preclude
prevent
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