Prevent and Repel

Prevent

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

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

Repel verb - To drive back.

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Prevent and repel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Repel".

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

character	prevent character	repel character
attack	prevent attack	repel attack
people	prevent people	repel people
team	prevent team	repel team
Other words: time, apocalypse, invasion, magic, anyone, enemy, everyone, humans, attacks, enemies, aliens.

This gets less aggravating once you get access to Magicant, and more importantly, Repel Rings which prevent fights against weaker enemies.

Source: Video Game / EarthBound Beginnings
Whatever the Very Bad Thing the English did in World War II to repel the invaders was so horrific, even the fact that the "victims" were Nazis wasn't enough to prevent them from experiencing such great guilt that they had to take Joy to avoid societal collapse.

Source: Asshole Victim / Video Games
It is also standard practice for shops to sell "Repel" items that will temporarily prevent encounters with lower-level Pokémon.

Source: Random Encounters

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