Prevent and Spitball

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

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Spitball is an antonym for prevent.

Spitball noun - A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere.

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Prevent is an antonym for spitball in create topic.

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