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bn:00082954v

Verb Concept

debar forefend forfend obviate deflect

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening WordNet 3.0

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Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening WordNet 3.0

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off Open English WordNet

Prevent the occurrence of. OmegaWiki

To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. Wiktionary

To ward off. Wiktionary (translation)

To avoid the undesirable consequences of; prevent. Wiktionary

To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert. Wiktionary

Prevent something from happening. Wiktionary (translation)

Head off a confrontation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Avert a strike WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Let's avoid a confrontation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

He drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office. Wiktionary

How can the danger be averted? Wiktionary

The government took steps to head off summertime shortages of gasoline. Wiktionary

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DERIVATION

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

Wiktionary

avert, head off, stave off

OmegaWiki

avert

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