prevent
verb (used with object)
to keep from occurring; avert; hinder.
unprevented
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a word derived from
prevent.
Example Sentences
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He is met by Scots Canniness: the wandering eye, the mislaid wallet, the pensive loiter, the unprevented calamity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, monsieur, shall I see the king to-night unmolested, unprevented by you, or shall I be dragged before him an assassin to plead my cause?
From In the Day of Adversity by John Bloundelle-Burton
