Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Vest
Vest verb - To give official or legal power to.
Usage example: “By the power vested in me by the state,” intoned the minister, “I now pronounce that you are married”
Both words in one sentence
- In the South Park episode "Broadway Bro Down," Larry is a little boy with very overprotective parents; his parents always have him wearing a life vest to prevent drowning.
Source: Safety Worst
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