Associations to the word «Prevent»
Noun
- Recurrence
- Leakage
- Injunction
- Clot
- Buildup
- Contamination
- Bloodshed
- Relapse
- Corrosion
- Precaution
- Prevention
- Deterioration
- Blocking
- Infection
- Looting
- Vaccination
- Seizing
- Vaccine
- Importation
- Erosion
- Antibiotic
- Apoptosis
- Evaporation
- Infiltration
- Misuse
- Blockade
- Incursion
- Inhibitor
- Treating
- Detecting
- Pregnancy
- Accumulation
- Gaining
- Smuggling
- Catastrophe
- Safeguard
- Blindness
- Locking
- Fulfilling
- Quarantine
- Hiv
- Barrier
- Aggregation
- Reaching
- Degradation
- Trafficking
- Platelet
- Intrusion
- Flooding
- Homelessness
- Sticking
- Oxidation
- Containment
- Vitamin
- Proliferation
- Medication
- Hygiene
- Interference
- Impediment
- Estrogen
- Reinforcement
- Adhesion
- Mischief
- Inhibition
- Intervention
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PREVENT, verb. (transitive) To stop; to keep (from happening). [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Dictionary definition
PREVENT, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".
PREVENT, verb. Stop (someone or something) 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".
Wise words
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends.