Prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable 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. To stop something from happening or someone from doing something Definition of prevent verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress
To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible To prevent the sending of a message. To prevent the sending of a message To hamper is to clog or entangle or put an embarrassing restraint upon To hamper preparations for a trip. Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
Intransitive verb to keep from happening Intransitive verb to keep (a person or thing) from doing something Intransitive verb to anticipate or counter in advance Intransitive verb to come before Intransitive verb to present an obstacle. These verbs mean to stop or hinder something from happening, especially by advance planning or action
Some contemporaries believed that capitalism and the rise of an international economy would prevent war among 'civilized' states (john howard morrow).
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