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Verb
S:
(v)
debar
,
forefend
,
forfend
,
obviate
,
deflect
,
avert
,
head off
,
stave off
,
fend off
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avoid
,
ward off
(prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening)
"Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
prevent
,
forestall
,
foreclose
,
preclude
,
forbid
(keep from happening or arising; make impossible)
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
derivationally related form
sentence frame