Prevent and Spare

Prevent

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

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

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Prevent and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

humanity	prevent humanity	spare humanity
character	prevent character	spare character
people	prevent people	spare people
someone	prevent someone	spare someone
Other words: death, characters, world, father, brother, anyone, opponent, player, enemy, everyone, son, humans, enemies, villains.

Also, considering how the US military is scrapping the F-14 Tomcat to prevent Iran for getting spare parts, Swart Katte's F-14A Tomcat can also be considered rare in the context of the game world.

Source: Roleplay / Planes And Mercs
He finally blows himself up to both spare himself the emotional agony of a second And I Must Scream scenario and to prevent himself from hurting anyone else.

Source: Fate Worse Than Death / Western Animation
This will spare us trouble with a Love Dodecahedron and prevent Ship-to-Ship Combat from destroying the fandom.

Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide

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