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  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  prevent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  circumventive, prevenient, preventative, preventive, prophylactic
  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  prevent
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  circumvention, preventative, prevention, preventive, prophylactic, prophylaxis
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  prevent
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action.
Synonyms:  avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, rule out, stave off, ward
Idioms:  nip in the bud
  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  prevent
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  abort, anticipate, arrest, avert, balk, bar, bind, block, censor, circumvent, dam, debar, defend, deter, estop, foil, forbear, forbid, forestall, frustrate, gag, guard, hamper, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, intercept, interrupt, limit, nip in the bud, obstruct, obviate, paralyze, parry, preclude, preempt, prohibit, repress, resist, restrain, stave off, stifle, stop, suppress, thwart, veto, ward, ward off, warn

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