Prevent

verb
prɪ'vɛnt

Verb

  • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

    “We must prevent the cancer from spreading”

    Similar:Keep

  • keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    Similar:ForbidForecloseForestallPreclude

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