Allowing and Prevent

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Prevent is an antonym for allowing in permit an action topic.

Nearby Words: allow, allowance, allowed, allowable

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

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Allowing is an antonym for prevent.

July 12: Nathan Ingram creates a contingency option within Northern Lights, allowing him to help prevent crimes deemed "irrelevant" by its government handlers.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Decade with No Name
During his fight with Norman, he used close spaces to prevent him from using his knive effectively, allowing him to get a strong hit on him.

Source: Webcomic / Dogfight
Firearms negate much of the bonus dodge gives, making armor (or not allowing enemies a chance to hit) the only way to prevent the damage.

Source: Video Game / InfernoMOO

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