verb
- Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
- usage: "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.
- usage: "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
- synonyms: keep
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