Prevent and Take lead

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

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Take lead is an antonym for prevent.

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Prevent is an antonym for take lead in topics: demand, invent.

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Take lead and Prevent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/take_lead

Prevent & Take lead. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/take_lead>.

Take lead or Prevent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/take_lead.

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