Prevent and Prohibit

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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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Prohibit is a synonym for prevent in disallow topic. In some cases you can use "Prohibit" instead a verb "Prevent", when it comes to topics like forbid, keep from happening or continuing. popular alternative

Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

Prohibit

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Usage example: the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark

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Prevent is a synonym for prohibit in stop topic. You can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Prohibit", if it concerns topics such as hinder, forbid. popular alternative

Nearby Words: prohibition, prohibitive, prohibiting, prohibitory

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Common collocations

execution	prevent execution	prohibit execution
parents	prevent parents	prohibit parents
murder	prevent murder	prohibit murder
use	prevent use	prohibit use
Other words: magic, harm, anyone, player, players.

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