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Definition
to stop (something from happening)
- Why, horns; which such as you are fain to be beholding to your wives for: but he comes armed in his fortune, and prevents the slander of his wife.4.1 — Act 4 Scene 1 — The Forest of Arden (29% in)
There are no more uses of "prevent" in As You Like It.
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