
1) Avert 2) Avoid 3) Bar 4) Debar 5) Deflect 6) Foreclose 7) Forestall 8) Frustrate 9) Kibosh 10) Obstruct 11) Obviate 12) Prevent 13) Seclude 14) Stop 15) Stymy
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1) Forbid 2) Foreclose 3) Forestall 4) Head off 5) Make impossible 6) Prevent 7) Prevent make impossible 8) Rule out in advance 9) Shut out
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• (v.) To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation. • (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
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1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede. 'The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins.' (E. Darwin) ... 2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipa...
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Pre·clude' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Precluded ; present participle & verbal noun Precluding .] [ Latin praecludere , praeclusum ; prae before + claudere to shut. See Close ,
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prevent make impossibleÂ
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[
v] - make impossible, esp. beforehand
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preclude 1. To make impossible, especially beforehand. 2. To keep from happening or arising. 3. To have the effect of preventing. 4. To prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; to make impossible: 'The judge stated that insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.' 5. To exclude or debar from something: 'The physical disabilit...
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To prevent or stop
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction. · to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
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make impossible, especially beforehand
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