Protect and Prevent

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Protect

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Usage example: the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs
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Prevent and protect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Protect".
Nearby Words: protection, protected, protector, protective, protecting

Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Protect and prevent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protect" instead a verb "Prevent".
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

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humanity protect humanity prevent humanity
people protect people prevent people
someone protect someone prevent someone
team protect team prevent team
Other words: future, time, universe, world, ship, father, brother, anyone, everyone, son, humans.
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