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  • 41prevent undue advantage — prevent an undeserved benefit …

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  • 42prevent, hinder — These words are related, but prevent is a stronger word than hinder. When you prevent something, you stop it; when you hinder something, you slow or delay it. When something is prevented, it is effectively halted and rendered impossible: Do not… …

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  • 43Prevent the World — Infobox Single Name = Prevent The World Cover size = Caption = Artist = Criteria Album = When We Break A side = B side = Released = 2005 Format = Recorded = Genre = Length = 2:45 Label = Saddle Creek Records Writer = Producer = Certification =… …

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  • 44prevent defense — ˈprēˌventˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ; prēˈvent , prə̇ˈ , also  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun : a football defense in which linebackers and backs play deeper than usual in order to prevent the completion of a long pass …

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  • 45PREVENT — Pacific Northwest Regional Visibility Experiment using Natural Tracers (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) …

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  • 46PREVENT — Program in Ex Vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection; Proliferation Reduction Using Vascular Energy Trial; Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Vascular Effects of Norvasc Trial …

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  • 47prevent — Synonyms and related words: abort, anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, ban, bar, block, check, control, curb, dam, debar, deflect, delay, deny, deter, disallow, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from,… …

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  • 48prevent — pre·vent || prɪ vent v. cause not to happen, avert; delay, impede, hinder …

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  • 49prevent — verb 1》 keep from happening or arising.     ↘make unable to do something. 2》 archaic (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. Derivatives preventability noun preventable (also preventible) adjective prevention noun Origin ME …

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  • 50prevent — v. a. Obstruct, stop, hinder, impede, thwart, intercept, preclude, interrupt, obviate, debar …

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