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Definition of prevent
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Prevent
(v. i.) To come
before
the usual time.
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Reprehend
::
Reprehend
(v. t.) To
reprove
or
reprimand
with a view of
restraining,
checking,
or
preventing;
to make
charge
of fault
against;
to
disapprove
of; to
chide;
to
blame;
to
censure..
Insulation
::
Insulation
(n.) The act of
separating
a body from
others
by
nonconductors,
so as to
prevent
the
transfer
of
electricity
or of heat; also, the state of a body so
separated..
Backstay
::
Backstay
(n.) A rope or strap used to
prevent
excessive
forward
motion.
Jack
::
"Jack (n.) A hood or other
device
placed
over a
chimney
or vent pipe, to
prevent
a back
draught..
Buckler
::
Buckler
(n.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the
circular
opening
in a
half-port,
to
prevent
water from
entering
when the
vessel
pitches..
Antidote
::
Antidote
(v. t.) To
counteract
or
prevent
the
effects
of, by
giving
or
taking
an
antidote..
Swayed
::
Sway-bracing
(n.) The
horizontal
bracing
of a
bridge,
which
prevents
its
swaying..
Deterrent
::
Deterrent
(n.) That which
deters
or
prevents.
Shackle
::
Shackle
(v. t.) To tie or
confine
the limbs of, so as to
prevent
free
motion;
to bind with
shackles;
to
fetter;
to
chain..
Lean
::
Lean (v. i.) Of a
character
which
prevents
the
compositor
from
earning
the usual
wages;
--
opposed
to fat; as, lean copy,
matter,
or
type..
Dam
::
Dam (n.) A
barrier
to
prevent
the flow of a
liquid;
esp., a bank of
earth,
or wall of any kind, as of
masonry
or wood, built
across
a water
course,
to
confine
and keep back
flowing
water..
Calk
::
Calk (v. i.) To
furnish
with
calks,
to
prevent
slipping
on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox..
Exclusive
::
Exclusive
(a.)
Having
the power of
preventing
entrance;
debarring
from
participation
or
enjoyment;
possessed
and
enjoyed
to the
exclusion
of
others;
as,
exclusive
bars;
exclusive
privilege;
exclusive
circles
of
society..
Disinherit
::
Disinherit
(v. t.) To cut off from an
inheritance
or from
hereditary
succession;
to
prevent,
as an heir, from
coming
into
possession
of any
property
or
right,
which,
by law or
custom,
would
devolve
on him in the
course
of
descent..
Antispasmodic
::
Antispasmodic
(n.) A
medicine
which
prevents
or
allays
spasms
or
convulsions.
Calk
::
Calk (v. t.) To drive
tarred
oakum into the seams
between
the
planks
of (a ship, boat,
etc.),
to
prevent
leaking.
The
calking
is
completed
by
smearing
the seams with
melted
pitch..
Moneyage
::
Moneyage
(n.) A tax paid to the first two
Norman
kings of
England
to
prevent
them from
debashing
the coin.
Respirator
::
Respirator
(n.) A
divice
of gauze or wire,
covering
the mouth or nose, to
prevent
the
inhalation
of
noxious
substances,
as dust or
smoke.
Being
warmed
by the
breath,
it
tempers
cold air
passing
through
it, and may also be used for the
inhalation
of
medicated
vapors..
Preventingly
::
Preventingly
(adv.)
So as to
prevent
or
hinder.
Hedge
::
Hedge (v. t.) To
surround
so as to
prevent
escape.
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