Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Taking advantage is an antonym for prevent.
Taking advantage
Both terms in one sentence
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His ham-handed attempts at "scoring chicks" prevents him from taking advantage of it fully; although it probably does prevent women from beating him up for trying.
- According to LaForge, it was designed to prevent anyone from taking advantage of Data in a compromised state.
Source: Restraining Bolt - In A Feast for Crows, Mance Rayder's son is switched with Gilly's son in order to prevent Melisandre from taking advantage of his "royal blood" as a sacrifice to R'hllor.
Source: Switched at Birth
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