Prevent and Take part

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

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Take part is an antonym for prevent.

Take part verb - Share in something.

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Prevent is an antonym for take part in topics: aid, entertain by playing a role.

After that, students take part in a deadly version of Capture the Flag in which proctors do nothing to prevent cheating let alone abusing or killing opponents.

Source: The Social Darwinist aka: Social Darwinist

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