Cancel and Prevent

Cancel

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

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

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

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

power	cancel power	prevent power
attack	cancel attack	prevent attack
marriage	cancel marriage	prevent marriage
event	cancel event	prevent event
Other words: time, game, release, invasion, magic, damage, war, attacks, wars.

In the second game, Redman acts more like the Puppet, with his incoming showing up as a pop-up on your laptop which you can cancel to prevent him from coming until the next pop-up.

Source: Videogame / One Night At Flumpty's
Lag Cancel: Pulling your shield, or dodging, right before dealing the last attack of a combo (save from Chakrams) will null any lag during your attacks and possibly prevent you from getting hit or ganged up in the Multi-Mook Melee.

Source: Video Game / Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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