Prevent and Recognise

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Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Recognise is an antonym for prevent.
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

Recognise

Recognise verb - Perceive to be the same.
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Prevent is an antonym for recognise.
Nearby Words: recognize, recognition, recognized, recognizable, recognisable
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  • Series / Spellbinder By final two episodes it's Race Against the Clock to deliver the Interface, restart the Oracle and prevent Sharak from marrying Aya, because after that happens, the Oracle, even if restarted, will recognise him as the Dragon Lord.
    Source: Series / Spellbinder
  • You Can't Get Ye Flask Scott Adams' 1978 Adventureland required the player to enter the unintuitive UNLIGHT LAMP in order to prevent a lamp from using up its fuel, and would not recognise the verb EXTINGUISH (and certainly not the phrases PUT OUT or TURN OFF).
    Source: You Can't Get Ye Flask
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