prevent
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of prevent
Synonyms for prevent
Synonym study
Antonyms for prevent
Related Words for prevent
prohibit, thwart, forbid, restrict, hamper, halt, forestall, avoid, restrain, hinder, avert, stop, impede, inhibit, bar, preclude, counter, limit, block, obstructExamples from the Web for prevent
Contemporary Examples of prevent
Prevent disordered eating, then, and you can prevent eating disorders.
If we want to prevent others from your fate, we need to stop being so passive on these issues.
In 1956, Balenciaga and Givenchy banned the press from viewing their collections for a month to prevent counterfeiting.
We reserve the right to any legal action to prevent new pranks of the kind.
This material has been reviewed by the CIA to prevent the disclosure of classified information.
Historical Examples of prevent
To put it out of your power to ruin yourself is the only way left to prevent your ruin.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
To prevent this, they were planning the capture of Beauséjour.
The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The MortgageCharles G. D. Roberts
The ill consequence of which it is now in your power to prevent.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
To me it seems that the first thing in regard to money is to prevent it from doing harm.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
However, it will not prevent the food from keeping perfectly.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences