The Only Use
prevent
in
Fahrenheit 451
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- He opened his mouth and it was Clarisse McClellan saying, "Didn't firemen prevent fires rather than stoke them up and get them going?"†
p. 31.9prevent = stop (something from happening)
Definitions:
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(1)
(prevent) to stop (something from happening)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)