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prevent::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude |
| Has types | embarrass, avoid, baffle, bilk, inhibit, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie, stymy, thwart, ward off, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, avert, fend off, foil, forefend, forfend, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder |
| Derivation | preventative, preventive |
Examples of prevents
prevents
Compassion could lead to future deadly harm, while brutality prevents injustice.
From the sfgate.com
This step tempers the egg mixture and prevents it from curdling in the hot stew.
From the post-gazette.com
Instead, it prevents the disease taking hold after the animal has been infected.
From the newscientist.com
It's a distraction that prevents you from concentrating on what's really needed.
From the guardian.co.uk
The new method prevents destruction of those cells by coating them with heparin.
From the sciencedaily.com
The sugar sweetens the cream and prevents the mixture from freezing too solidly.
From the sacbee.com
Both can happen when surface ice prevents oxygen exchange between water and air.
From the sltrib.com
A new rule prevents the AFL from bringing up players from af2 during the season.
From the kentucky.com
Competition law prevents the industry from taking this forward in collaboration.
From the hemscott.com
- 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"
- 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"
- PReVENT is a European automotive industry activity co-funded by the European Commission to contribute to road safety by developing and demonstrating preventive safety applications and technologies.
- To stop; to keep (from happening). [from 16th c.]; To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]; To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]; To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
- Program in Ex Vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection; Proliferation Reduction Using Vascular Energy Trial; Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Vascular Effects of Norvasc Trial
- The defensive formation of three down linemen, and the rest covering the long ball- a D that will prevent you from winning the game because the O will be running a WCO.
- To deter; to deflect; to hinder.
