Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Setting out is an antonym for prevent.
Setting out
Both terms in one sentence
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And the Adventure Continues: Episode III ends with Shion, Allen, Jr., the Elsa crew & the Godwin sisters setting out to find Lost Jerusalem (Earth) and prevent the destruction of the universe.
Source: Video Game / Xenosaga -
Discworld. In Carpe Jugulum, Nanny Ogg tells Agnes that vampire hunters get roaring drunk before setting out, both to encourage themselves and to prevent Mind Control (if their own minds are muddled, the vampire can't control the person entirely).
Source: Liquid Courage
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