Abort and Prevent

Abort

Abort verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Prevent and abort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Abort".

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Abort and prevent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abort" instead a verb "Prevent".

attack	abort attack	prevent attack
destruction	abort destruction	prevent destruction
birth	abort birth	prevent birth
son	abort son	prevent son
Other words: attacks, disasters, aliens.

Her response to this when she found out was to use the Kytha to abort the unborn child and then to sterilize herself to prevent him from just trying it again.

Source: Literature / Black Dogs
But as she must abort witches with her own hands, as per her wish, Madoka simultaneously appears in a form strong enough to prevent Gretchen's existence.

Source: Wishplosion
Many times, he is depicted as being in deep internal conflict because he so desperately wants to intervene to prevent a disaster, even starting to take action at times only to remember his vow and abort his intended action before it is even noticed by the main characters.

Source: The Fettered

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