Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct..
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
Prevent :: Prevent (v. i.) To come before the usual time.
Preventable :: Preventable (a.) Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases..
Preventative :: Preventative (n.) That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease..
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) The act of going, or state of being, before..
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought..
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting..
Preventive :: Preventive (a.) Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease..
Preventive :: Preventive (n.) That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic..
Unprevented :: Unprevented (a.) Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows..