Prevent and Throw off

Prevent

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

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

Throw off

Throw off verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.
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Synonyms for Throw off

Prevent and throw off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Throw off".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Nimona Blitzmeyer mentions an alternate theory, that the knight wasn't victorious at all, but that the shapeshifter killed her and then took her shape in order to throw off suspicion and prevent further attacks.
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