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Definition of prevent
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Prevent
(v. i.) To come
before
the usual time.
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Disinherit
::
Disinherit
(v. t.) To cut off from an
inheritance
or from
hereditary
succession;
to
prevent,
as an heir, from
coming
into
possession
of any
property
or
right,
which,
by law or
custom,
would
devolve
on him in the
course
of
descent..
Antiperiodic
::
Antiperiodic
(n.) A
remedy
possessing
the
property
of
preventing
the
return
of
periodic
paroxysms,
or
exacerbations,
of
disease,
as in
intermittent
fevers..
Stake
::
Stake (v. t.) A stick
inserted
upright
in a lop, eye, or
mortise,
at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to
prevent
goods from
falling
off..
Curb
::
Curb (n.) A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame
within
a well to
prevent
the earth
caving
in..
Greenback
::
Greenback
(n.) One of the legal
tender
notes of the
United
States;
-- first
issued
in 1862, and
having
the
devices
on the back
printed
with green ink, to
prevent
alterations
and
counterfeits..
Conceal
::
Conceal
(v. t.) To hide or
withdraw
from
observation;
to
cover;
to cover or keep from
sight;
to
prevent
the
discovery
of; to
withhold
knowledge
of.
Boycott
::
Boycott
(n.) The
process,
fact, or
pressure
of
boycotting;
a
combining
to
withhold
or
prevent
dealing
or
social
intercourse
with a
tradesman,
employer,
etc.;
social
and
business
interdiction
for the
purpose
of
coercion..
Audita Querela
::
Audita
querela
() A writ which lies for a party
against
whom
judgment
is
recovered,
but to whom good
matter
of
discharge
has
subsequently
accrued
which could not have been
availed
of to
prevent
such
judgment..
Tiebeam
::
Tiebeam
(n.) A beam
acting
as a tie, as at the
bottom
of a pair of
principal
rafters,
to
prevent
them from
thrusting
out the wall. See
Illust.
of
Timbers,
under
Roof..
Pasteurization
::
Pasteurization
(n.) A
process
devised
by
Pasteur
for
preventing
or
checking
fermentation
in
fluids,
such as
wines,
milk, etc., by
exposure
to a
temperature
of 140ยก F., thus
destroying
the
vitality
of the
contained
germs or
ferments..
Insulate
::
Insulate
(v. t.) To
prevent
the
transfer
o/
electricity
or heat to or from
(bodies)
by the
interposition
of
nonconductors.
Turnstile
::
Turnstile
(n.) A
revolving
frame in a
footpath,
preventing
the
passage
of
horses
or
cattle,
but
admitting
that of
persons;
a
turnpike.
See
Turnpike,
n., 1..
Invest
::
Invest
(v. t.) To
inclose;
to
surround
of hem in with
troops,
so as to
intercept
succors
of men and
provisions
and
prevent
escape;
to lay siege to; as, to
invest
a
town..
Lithography
::
Lithography
(n.) The art or
process
of
putting
designs
or
writing,
with a
greasy
material,
on
stone,
and of
producing
printed
impressions
therefrom.
The
process
depends,
in the main, upon the
antipathy
between
grease
and
water,
which
prevents
a
printing
ink
containing
oil from
adhering
to
wetted
parts of the stone not
covered
by the
design.
See
Lithographic
limestone,
under
Lithographic..
Prevent
::
Prevent
(v. t.) To be
beforehand
with; to
anticipate.
Prophylactical
::
Prophylactical
(a.)
Defending
or
preserving
from
disease;
preventive.
Frustrate
::
Frustrate
(v. t.) To bring to
nothing;
to
prevent
from
attaining
a
purpose;
to
disappoint;
to
defeat;
to
baffle;
as, to
frustrate
a plan,
design,
or
attempt;
to
frustrate
the will or
purpose..
Antimacassar
::
Antimacassar
(n.) A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to
prevent
them from being
soiled
by
macassar
or other oil from the
hair..
Forbid
::
Forbid
(v. i.) To utter a
prohibition;
to
prevent;
to
hinder.
Obviate
::
Obviate
(v. t.) To
anticipate;
to
prevent
by
interception;
to
remove
from the way or path; to make
unnecessary;
as, to
obviate
the
necessity
of
going..
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