Prevent and Sever

Prevent

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

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

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Prevent and sever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Sever".

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

death prevent death sever death
universe prevent universe sever universe
world prevent world sever world
aliens prevent aliens sever aliens

Both words in one sentence

  • Advancing Wall of Doom Although you can swim, the water rises toward exposed high-voltage wires you have to sever to prevent electrocution.
  • At the same time, the brain instinctively tries to sever its connection the spirit in order to prevent permanent harm.
  • Does Not Like Men In The Wheel of Time, the mission of the Red Ajah, a group within the most prominent society of female magic-users (channelers) in the setting, is to hunt down and "sever" male channelers from their power to prevent them from going insane and wrecking havoc.
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