Prevent and Terminate

Prevent

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

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

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Prevent and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Terminate".

The T-800 at the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day realizes he must destroy himself to prevent reverse engineering of his design, however he cannot self-terminate.

Source: Death Is the Only Option
I Cannot Self-Terminate: Scarab units have safety protocols that prevent them from terminating themselves.

Source: Comic Book / Blue Beetle
I Cannot Self-Terminate: Johnnie Walker has to request that Nakata kill him, since "the rules" prevent him from simply committing suicide.

Source: Literature / Kafka on the Shore

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