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preventverb to keep from happening by taking action in advancea lot of problems would have been prevented if we'd just prepared better avert, forestall, head off, help, obviate, preclude, stave off anticipate, providenegate, neutralize, nullifysavebaffle, balk, checkmate, deter, foil, frustrate, thwartbar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, interfere (with), retard, stalldeflect, fend (off), stop, ward (off)avoid, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shunforbid, inhibit, prohibitarrest, check, halt, stopcompensate (for), counteract, counterbalance, make up (for), offset abet, aid, assistease, facilitate, smooth, unclogadvance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture, promoteallow, leave, let, permit prevent, anticipate, forestall mean to deal with beforehand.prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable.measures taken to prevent leaks anticipate may imply merely getting ahead of another by being a precursor or forerunner or it may imply checking another's intention by acting first.anticipated the question by making a statement forestall implies a getting ahead so as to stop or interrupt something in its course.hoped to forestall the sale in the 15th century |