Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Prevent (-ed)
prevent (-ed), v. [L. prævenīre, come before, precede, anticipate, excel < præ, before + venīre, come.] (webplay: time).
- Hinder; stop; impede; block; forestall; keep.
- Keep out; shut out; impede the entry of; make impossible the approach of.
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