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bn:00088454v

Verb Concept

prevent forestall foreclose preclude forbid

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible WordNet 3.0

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Keep from happening or arising; make impossible WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To keep from happening or arising; make impossible. OmegaWiki

To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible. Wiktionary

Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible. Wiktionary

Rule out. Wiktionary (translation)

My sense of tact forbids an honest answer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In French, an aspired h forestalls elision. Wiktionary

It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon! Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Wiktionary

forestall, preclude

OmegaWiki

keep, prevent