Prevent

Verb

 * 1)  To stop; to keep (from happening).
 * 2)  To take preventative measures.
 * 3)  To come before; to precede.
 * 4)  To outdo, surpass.

Adverbs for Prevent
permanently; effectually; effectively; forcibly; admirably; cautiously; methodically; automatically; mechanically; scientifically; medically.

Thesaurus
hamper, help, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interdict, interrupt, keep from, keep off, mitigate, obstruct, obviate, outlaw, preclude, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, repel, repress, restrain, retard, rule out, save, say no to, shut out, slow, stave off, suppress, taboo, thwart, turn aside, ward, ward off, 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, fend, fend off, foil, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frustrate,

Alternative forms

 * prævent

Etymology
From preventen:, from  praeventus:, perfect passive participle of praevenio:, from prae: + venio:.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:hinder

Derived terms

 * preventative
 * prevention
 * preventive

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: bránit, zabránit
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: preventi
 * Estonian: ennetama
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: megakadályoz, meggátol


 * Indonesian: cegah, mencegah
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 予防する (よぼうする, yobō suru)
 * Korean: 막다 (makda), 방해하다 (banghaehada)
 * Malayalam: തടയുക (thatayuka)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: предотвращать, предотвратить
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: förhindra
 * Telugu: నివారించు (nivaariMchu)