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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɹəˈvɛnt/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-prevent.ogg

:* Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛnt|-ɛnt

Etymology

From {{term|preventen||lang=enm|anticipate}}, from {{term|praeventus|præventus|lang=la}} (past participle of {{term|praevenire|prævenire|lang=la|anticipate}}), from {{term|prae|præ|lang=la|before}} + {{term|venire||lang=la|come}}.

Verb

  1. To stop; to keep (from happening).
  2. To come before; to precede.


Derived terms


Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prevented; p. pr. &
vb. n. Preventing.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before
+ venire to come. See Come.]
1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide;
to direct. [Obs.]
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We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. --1
Thess. iv. 15.
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We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and
follow us. --Bk. of
Common Prayer.
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Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. --Prior.
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2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.]
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Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. --Pope.
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3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
"This vile purpose to prevent." --Shak.
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Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. --Milton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. i.
To come before the usual time. [Obs.]
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Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early.
--Bacon.
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WordNet prevent
v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of
preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
[syn: forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid]
2: prevent 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" [syn: keep] [ant: let]
Moby Dictionary
abort , anticipate , arrest , avert , avoid , baffle , balk , ban , bar ,
block , check , control , curb , dam , debar , deflect , delay , deny ,
deter , disallow , discourage , dishearten , embargo , enjoin , estop ,
exclude , exclude from , fend , fend off , foil , forbid , foreclose ,
forestall , frustrate , hamper , help , hinder , impede , inhibit ,
intercept , interdict , interrupt , keep from , keep off , mitigate ,
obstruct , obviate , outlaw , preclude , prohibit , proscribe , refuse ,
reject , repel , repress , restrain , retard , rule out , save ,
say no to , shut out , slow , stave off , suppress , taboo , thwart ,
turn aside , ward , ward off


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