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English verb: prevent | |||
| 1. | prevent (social) keep from happening or arising; make impossible | ||
| Samples | My sense of tact forbids an honest answer. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project. | ||
| Synonyms | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | avert, avoid, baffle, bilk, block, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, embarrass, fend off, foil, forefend, forfend, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie, stymy, thwart, ward off | ||
| 2. | prevent (social) stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | ||
| Samples | We must prevent the cancer from spreading. His snoring kept me from falling asleep. Keep the child from eating the marbles. | ||
| Examples | They prevent him from writing the letter | ||
| Synonyms | keep | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blank, defend, exclude, hinder, hold, impede, keep away, keep out, rain out, shut, shut out, wash out | ||
| Verb group | keep | ||
| Antonyms | allow, let, permit | ||
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