prevention
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(noun) the act of preventing |
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Synonyms: bar |
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Related Words: averting, crushing, debarment, debarring, disqualification, disqualifying, forestalling, hindrance, interference, interfering, obviation, preclusion, prophylaxis, quelling, save, stifling, suppression |
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(noun) control by preventing the occurrence of something; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
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Related Words: control |
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