prevent

== English == === Alternative forms === prævent (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“to anticipate”), from prae (“before”) + veniō (“to come”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvɛnt/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt Hyphenation: pre‧vent === Verb === prevent (third-person singular simple present prevents, present participle preventing, simple past and past participle prevented) (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.] Synonyms: throttle, anticipate, avert (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.] (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th–18th c.] (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th–17th c.] (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:hinder ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “prevent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.