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| 1. | [ verb ] keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing | |
| Synonyms: | forestall preclude forbid foreclose | |
| Examples: | "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" |
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| Related terms: | stop debar thwart save obstruct obviation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] prevent from doing something or being in a certain state | |
| Synonyms: | keep | |
| Examples: | "We must prevent the cancer from spreading" "His snoring kept me from falling asleep" "Keep the child from eating the marbles" |
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| Related terms: | let defend restrain exclude impede keep_away rain_out hold blank keep prevention | |
| Similar spelling: |
preventive prevention prevenient proven Proventil provenance propensity propenoate proving propene privine prebend Province Provenza Provence Provance proponent propenal provender Provencio Provencal |
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