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

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    Opposite:
    let
  2. verb
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Definition that contains prevent
  • stop prevent completion
  • keep prevent (food) from rotting
  • keep prevent the action or expression of
  • shut prevent from entering; shut out
  • break prevent completion
  • hang prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
  • hide prevent from being seen or discovered
  • bar prevent from entering; keep out
  • except prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  • avoid prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
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