Thesaurus: prevent

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1. v. t. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
2. v. t. To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
3. v. t. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
4. v. i. To come before the usual time.
5. v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
6. v. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
7. 1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. [Obs.] We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior. 2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.] Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. Pope. 3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart. "This vile purpose to prevent." Shak. Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. Milton. To come before the usual time. [Obs.] Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early. Bacon.
8. To come before the usual time. [Obs.]Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early. Bacon.
9. v:100 v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible v. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state