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prevent

/prɪ'vɛnt/

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verb
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
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"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"

Similar:

keep

Opposite:

let
verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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Similar:

forbid foreclose forestall preclude

Antonyms of prevent