prevent
verb
[ prɪˈvɛnt ]
• keep (something) from happening.
• "action must be taken to prevent further accidents"
Similar:
stop,
put a stop to,
avert,
nip in the bud,
fend off,
turn aside,
stave off,
ward off,
head off,
shut out,
block,
intercept,
halt,
arrest,
check,
stay,
hinder,
impede,
hamper,
obstruct,
balk,
foil,
thwart,
obviate,
cheat,
frustrate,
forestall,
counteract,
inhibit,
hold back,
curb,
restrain,
preclude,
pre-empt,
save,
help,
suppress,
disallow,
prohibit,
forbid,
proscribe,
exclude,
debar,
bar,
deter,
let,
• (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before’ + venire ‘come’.
