prevene

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verb

To precede (come before) or anticipate.

OriginFrench prévenir ← Latin praevenire →
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Meanings

verbprevene (third-person singular simple present prevenes, present participle prevening, simple past and past participle prevened)

present singular third person prevenes · participle present prevening · participle past prevened · past prevened

  1. obsoleteTo precede (come before) or anticipate.

    If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd

    1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 43
  2. obsoleteTo hinder, stall, or prevent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hinder

Origin

  1. Latinpraevenire
  2. Frenchprévenir
  3. Englishprevene

From French prévenir, Latin praevenire. See prevent.

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APA

prevene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevene

MLA

“prevene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prevene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevene.

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