Preclude and Prevent

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Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Usage example: issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments
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Prevent is a synonym for preclude in inhibit topic. In some cases you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Preclude", when it comes to topics like allow, obstruction, hinder, deter. popular alternative
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Usage example: a lot of problems would have been prevented if we'd just prepared better
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Preclude is a synonym for prevent in hinder topic. You can use "Preclude" instead a verb "Prevent", if it concerns topics such as allow, obstruction, stop, inhibit. popular alternative
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

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people preclude people prevent people
someone preclude someone prevent someone
sort preclude sort prevent sort
return preclude return prevent return
Other words: time, use, characters, escape, damage, confusion, ship, existence.
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