Associations to the word «Prevent»
Noun
- Demolition
- Restriction
- Deficiency
- Embargo
- Imposition
- Altering
- Avoidance
- Arising
- Occupying
- Penetration
- Rupture
- Hepatitis
- Condensation
- Disclosure
- Contaminant
- Seizure
- Destruction
- Occurrence
- Disruption
- Uptake
- Vomiting
- Depletion
- Anemia
- Controlling
- Veto
- Coercion
- Abstinence
- Graft
- Diarrhea
- Onset
- Inconvenience
- Forming
- Atrocity
- Stabilization
- Sinking
- Rejection
- Illness
- Continuance
- Restraint
- Ventilation
- Sabotage
- Violence
- Measure
- Leak
- Exploitation
- Checkpoint
- Transplant
- Catheter
- Smallpox
- Duplication
- Devise
- Nutrient
- Fetus
- Phosphorylation
- Casing
- Calcium
- Iodine
- Sperm
- Starvation
- Deportation
- Intercourse
- Malfunction
- Shutting
Adjective
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Adverb
Wiktionary
PREVENT, verb. (transitive) To stop; to keep (from happening). [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Dictionary definition
PREVENT, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".
PREVENT, verb. Stop (someone or something) 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".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.