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prevent
What does prevent mean?
prevent (verb): keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce prevent?
/pɹɪˈvɛnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does prevent come from?
From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“to anticipate”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of prevent?
Words related to prevent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “prevent” mean?
to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect
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to blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently
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to determine the number of (objects in a group)
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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Which word is closest in meaning to “prevent”?
consider
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preclude
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increase
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remember
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