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prevent verb

  /pɹəˈvɛnt/ , /pɹɪˈvɛnt/
  • (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
estää, ehkäistä

prevention noun

  /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/
  • The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
ehkäiseminen, ehkäisy, ennaltaehkäiseminen, ennaltaehkäisy, torjuminen, torjunta

preventive adjective

  /pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/
  • Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
ennaltaehkäisevä, estävä
  • Carried out to deter military aggression.
  • Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
ennaltaehkäisevä

preventable adjective

  • Capable of being prevented.
estettävissä

preventer noun

  • (nautical) An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
preventteri
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