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Meaning: Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Classified under: Verbs of political and social activities and events Synonyms: avert; deflect; fend off; head off; stave off; ward off; avoid; debar; obviate Context examples: Let's avoid a confrontation / head off a confrontation / avert a strike Hypernyms (to "stave off" is one way to...): forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something "Live and let die." (English proverb) "When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent" (Breton proverb) "Hunger is an infidel." (Arabic proverb) "Life does not always go over roses." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: What does foreclose mean? preclude definition What does prevent mean? forestall definition What does forbid mean?
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