prevent

/prɪ'vɛnt/ verb
7 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1

Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.

“We must prevent the cancer from spreading”

2

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.

WORD FORMS
Related formpreventative
Related formprevention
Related formpreventive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withP … T
Syllablespre · vent
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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