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v. To keep from happening: took steps to prevent the strike.

v. To keep (someone) from doing something; impede: prevented us from winning.

v. Archaic To anticipate or counter in advance.

v. Archaic To come before; precede.

verb-intransitive. To present an obstacle: There will be a picnic if nothing prevents.

v. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.

v. To be beforehand with; to anticipate.

v. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.

verb-intransitive. To come before the usual time.

To go before; be earlier than; anticipate; forestall.

To take previous measures against; hence, to frustrate; disappoint; evade; escape.

To hinder from action by the opposition of obstacles; impede; restrain; check; preclude: generally followed by from.

To keep from existing or occurring; render impossible.

Synonyms To preclude, bar, debar.

To come beforehand; come before others, or before the usual time.

To interpose a hindrance, especially an insurmountable obstacle; interpose an effectual check; hinder.

v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

v. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

"So the best way to prevent is to stop people from feeding them with bread, chips and other stuff."

aid    cause    conclude    incite   

prevented    preventing    prevents   

estop   

stop    queer    ward off    stymy    save    bilk    scotch    block    fend off    deflect   

preventative    preventive    prevention   

anticipate    intercept    hinder    frustrate    stop    thwart    preclude    deter    help    debar   

Bendt    Brent    Gent    Ghent    Kent    Lent    Tashkent    Trent    accent    ascent   

become    omit    ``to    agree    latter    hinder    =ir=    perceive    reconcile    fall