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to stop or keep (a person) from doing (something); stop (something) from happening

keep from happening or continuing

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Cases of word usage

1) a medicine used to prevent a poison or disease from having an effect (antidote)

2) (of) a chemical substance able to prevent disease, especially by destroying germs (antiseptic)

3) leather squares used to prevent a horse from seeing sideways (blinkers)

4) an elastic covering (to be) worn over the penis during sexual intercourse, used to prevent conception or passing on sexually transmitted diseases (condom)

5) (of) a device or drug used to prevent conception (contraceptive)

6) a bed for a young child (with sides to prevent the child from falling out) (cot)

7) to prevent a person by a regulation (from doing or having something) (debar)

8) to take something away from a person, country etc; prevent a person, building, place etc from having, using or enjoying something (deprive)

9) to prevent (a person) from leaving, travelling etc (detain)

10) to discourage or prevent a person (deter)

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