prevent
(verb)
verb
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Similar word(s): forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude
Definition categories: social
2. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- We must prevent the cancer from spreading
Similar word(s): keep
Definition categories: social
Sentences with prevent as a verb:
- I brushed my teeth to prevent them from going yellow.