vverb.socialkeep from happening or arising; make impossibleSynset:forbid foreclose forestall preclude
Examples:- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Derivationally Related Form:preclusionpreventativeforestallingpreventive
Inherited Hypernyms:prevent
Direct Hyponyms:avertavoidbafflebilkblockblockadecrossdebardeflectembarrassfend offfoilforefendforfendfrustratehalthead offhinderinhibitkiboshmake unnecessaryobstructobviatequeersavescotchspoilstave offstopstymiestymythwartward off
Full Troponyms:bottleneckbreakcheckdashdebardisappointdisenchantembargofailfall shortfilibusterhanginhibitobstructruinsaveshipwreckshort-circuitstaystonewallstopthwartundo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialstop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain stateSynset:keep
Examples:- We must prevent the cancer from spreading
- His snoring kept me from falling asleep
- Keep the child from eating the marbles
Antonyms:let
Derivationally Related Form:preventativepreventionpreventive
Inherited Hypernyms:prevent
Direct Hyponyms:blankdefendexcludehinderholdimpedekeep awaykeep outrain outrestrainrestrictshutshut outwash out
Full Troponyms:barricadeblankblockadebody guardboycottbulwarkcharmcheckcircumvallateclogclosecoinsurecovercover forcrap upcut downdamdefenddouble-teamdwarfexcludeexcommunicateguardgum uphobbleholdimmunizeimpedeinhibitinsureinterferekeepkeep awayland uplock outlook outmothproofobstructostracizeoverprotectprotectrain outreinsurerepressrestrainrestrictsafeguardscreenset backshadeshepherdshieldshut offsilt upstockadestuffstuntsuffocatetie upwallward off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP | They --- him from writing the letter (apply to: keep, prevent)