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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abort, anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, ban, bar, block, check, control, curb, dam, debar, deflect, delay, deny, deter, disallow, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from, fend, fend off, foil, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frustrate, hamper, help, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interdict, interrupt, keep from, keep off, mitigate, obstruct, obviate, outlaw, preclude, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, repel, repress, restrain, retard, rule out, save, say no to, shut out, slow, stave off, suppress, taboo, thwart, turn aside, ward, ward off |
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Dictionary Results for prevent: |
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
prevent
v 1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense
of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the
projects precludes your involvement in the competitive
project" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose,
preclude, forbid]
2: stop (someone or something) 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" [syn: prevent, keep] [ant:
allow, let, permit]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Prevent \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.]
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We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. --1
Thess. iv. 15.
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We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and
follow us. --Bk. of
Common Prayer.
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Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. --Prior.
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2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.]
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Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. --Pope.
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3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
"This vile purpose to prevent." --Shak.
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Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. i.
To come before the usual time. [Obs.]
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Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early.
--Bacon.
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Common Misspellings > |
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