Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 17 compound words that contain prevent. The most common are listed below. Open prevent in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- prevent defenseAny defense intended to prevent rapid scoring by the offense, at the expense of allowing relatively easy, slower scoring.
- prevent defensesplural of prevent defense: Any defense intended to prevent rapid scoring by the offense, at the expense of allowing relatively easy, slower scoring.
Compound words 17
- preventivePreventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
- chemopreventTo prevent disease by means of chemical treatment.
- preventabilityThe condition of being preventable
- preventorAlternative form of preventer: One who, or that which, prevents.
- unpreventabilityThe quality of being unpreventable.
- preventestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of prevent
- preventeththird-person singular simple present indicative of prevent: To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
- preventoryPreventive.
- preventionThe act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- preventableCapable of being prevented.