Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Readies
Both words in one sentence
- He then readies himself to charge a fully-armored, battle-hardened Sir Gawain when (fortunately) Lancelot shows up to prevent it from happening.
Source: The Dulcinea Effect
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