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preventsverbpresent tense third-person singular of prevent to keep from happening by taking action in advancea lot of problems would have been prevented if we'd just prepared better averts, forestalls, heads off, helps, obviates, precludes, staves off anticipates, providesnegates, neutralizes, nullifiessavesbaffles, balks, checkmates, deters, foils, frustrates, thwartsbars, blocks, hampers, hinders, impedes, interferes (with), retards, stallsdeflects, fends (off), stops, wards (off)avoids, circumvents, dodges, ducks, eludes, escapes, eschews, evades, shakes, shirks, shunsforbids, inhibits, prohibitsarrests, checks, halts, stopscompensates (for), counteracts, counterbalances, makes up (for), offsets abets, aids, assistseases, facilitates, smooths(also smoothes), unclogsadvances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nurtures, promotesallows, leaves, lets, permits |