prevent

prevent and cure diseases

to prevent the pollution of the environment

It is the job of the police to prevent crime.

an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs.

the mechanism prevents accidental disengagement.

they fought to prevent his extradition to the US.

prevented by the interposition of your wife.

intervened to prevent a fight.

It is hard to prevent concrete from creeping.

wedge a window to prevent it from rattling

bank up the river to prevent flooding

More care in the future will prevent recurrence of the mistake.

a self-control that prevents the exhibition of emotion

prevent sb. from doing sth.

took steps to prevent the strike.

• Friction brake prevents overspin.

split-brain operation to prevent epileptic seizures.

They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.

averted an accident by turning sharply.See Synonyms at prevent

Only her quick reaction prevented an accident.

But it can be prevented by vaccines.

Many of these deaths can be prevented.

A. the obstacles to preventing " short-termism" .

And explained what vaccines are meant to prevent.

The good news is that suicide is preventable.

We all have a responsibility to prevent accidents.

Several cities declared overnight curfews to prevent looting.

You know nobody would have prevented you from going.

8 million people had been prevented from being infected.

Today, some historians think this could've prevented WWI.