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English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

prevent : pugngan (v.); pugong (v.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

prevent
v. (social)	1. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent	keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
	~ make unnecessary, save	make unnecessary an expenditure or effort.; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
	~ avert, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
	~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
	~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoil	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
	~ kibosh, block, halt, stop	stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
v. (social)	2. keep, prevent	stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
	~ defend	be on the defensive; act against an attack.
	~ keep	hold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school"
	~ keep out, shut out, exclude, shut	prevent from entering; shut out.; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
	~ hold	keep from departing.; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
	~ keep away	prevent from coming close.; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"
	~ blank	keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning.
	~ hinder, impede	be a hindrance or obstacle to.; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	~ rain out, wash out	prevent or interrupt due to rain.; "The storm had washed out the game"