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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"
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keep
Opposite:
let
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verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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forbid
foreclose
forestall
preclude
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