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synonyms for prevent
- avert
- avoid
- bar
- block
- counter
- forbid
- forestall
- halt
- hamper
- hinder
- impede
- inhibit
- limit
- preclude
- prohibit
- put an end to
- restrain
- restrict
- rule out
- stop
- thwart
- ward off
- anticipate
- arrest
- baffle
- balk
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counteract
- dam
- debar
- foil
- forfend
- frustrate
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- obstruct
- obviate
- repress
- retard
- dead-end
- defend against
- head off
- hold back
- hold off
- keep lid on
- nip in the bud
- put a stop to
- shut out
- stave off
- turn aside
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How to use prevent in a sentence
prevent disordered eating, then, and you can prevent eating disorders.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf we want to prevent others from your fate, we need to stop being so passive on these issues.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOverbearing regulations prevent people from doing their jobs.
In 1956, Balenciaga and Givenchy banned the press from viewing their collections for a month to prevent counterfeiting.
The NRA opposed a new California law that will help prevent gun deaths, homicides and suicides both.
The exertions of the city authorities, who had notice of the meditated riot, were unable to prevent or quell it.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellTo prevent intruders or extruders from withdrawing his mind from the text, he exercises the Inhibitory function of the Attention.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)This may be called the first day of the revolution, although the object of the meeting was to prevent such a catastrophe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellTom held to his strange belief to 'Let it all come,' he would not try to prevent; he would neither shirk nor dodge.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe used every artifice to prevent a collision between the French and Neapolitan troops.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
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