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prevene

verb

Etymology

From French prévenir, Latin praevenire. See prevent.

  1. derived from praevenire
  2. derived from prévenir

Definitions

  1. To come before

    To come before; to anticipate.

    • If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd

  2. To hinder or prevent.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA