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preventing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prevent 2 senses of prevent Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => stop, halt, block, kibosh Sense 2 prevent, keep => defend => restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back => exclude, keep out shut out shut => hold => keep away => blank => impede, hinder => rain out wash out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prevent 2 senses of prevent Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => stonewall => filibuster => check => hang => bottleneck => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck => stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Sense 2 prevent, keep => defend => bulwark => protect => overprotect => look out => cover => guard, ward => shepherd => defend, guard, hold => shield, screen => charm => wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround => stockade => circumvallate => safeguard => cover => cover => mothproof => body guard => insure => reinsure => reinsure => coinsure => cover => keep preserve => ward off => check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => cut down cut out => restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back => confine => cabin => closet => coop up coop in => lock in lock away lock, put away shut up shut away lock up => lock in seal in => quench => bottle up suppress => choke => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle => reduce, tighten => tie => gate => draw the line draw a line => mark off mark out => rule harness, rein => baffle, regulate => hamper, halter, cramp => stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain => clamp down crack down => inhibit => restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain => bridle => snaffle => curb => clog => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb => wink, blink, blink away => stifle, dampen => suffocate => choke off choke down choke back => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up => dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => shush => lull, calm down => shout down => gag, muzzle => burke => silence => squelch, quell, quench => smother, stifle, muffle => damp => mortify, subdue => deny => restrict, limit => content => ration => classify => taboo => scant, skimp => localize, localise => draw => suppurate => train => trellis => catch => bate => thermostat => countercheck, counteract => exclude, keep out shut out shut => excommunicate, curse => lock out => ostracize, ostracise => boycott => hold => keep away => blank => impede, hinder => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up => blockade, block off => barricade, barricado => barricade => suffocate, asphyxiate, choke => tie up => dam, dam up => screen, block out => shade => land up earth up => barricade, block, blockade, block off block up bar => shut off block off close off => close => clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul => gum up => crap up => stuff, lug, choke up block => silt up silt => interfere => set back => hobble => stunt => rain out wash out Entailment of verb prevent Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb prevent 2 senses of prevent Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 2 prevent, keep Familiarity of verb prevent prevent used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prevent Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 2 prevent, keep -------------- Overview of verb prevent The verb prevent has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (63) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. (40) prevent, keep -- (prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles") Overview of verb prevent The verb prevent has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (63) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. (40) prevent, keep -- (prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles")
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