Prevent and Set on

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Prevent

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

Set on

Set on verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
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Prevent is an antonym for set on in topics: influence, start, motivate, incite, make angry.
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  • Dune II has benefit of being set on Arrakis, where Shields are avoided to prevent the major local wildlife from going berserk.
    Source: Warfare Regression
  • Video Game / Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow This Is Gonna Suck: In Aria's extended ending, Soma begs for mercy upon realizing Julius is dead-set on killing him to prevent him becoming Dracula.
    Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow
  • Because the game is set on an ocean, this was done to prevent the player from traveling between the islands without the boat.
    Source: Olympic Swimmer
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