To Prevent

1. (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
2. (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
3. (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]
4. (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
5. (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehandwith; to anticipate.

SynonymsEdit

• hinder