PREVENT
\pɹɪvˈɛnt], \pɹɪvˈɛnt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɛ_n_t]\
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To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
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To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
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To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
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To come before the usual time.
By Oddity Software
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Preventable, preventible.
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Preventer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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