All 3 Uses
prevent
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
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- As evidenced by the letter from the defendant's spiritual advisor, Father Michael Wright, execution by lethal injection will not only prevent the defendant from his intention of donating his heart to Claire Nealon—it also interferes with his practice of religion—a blatant violation of his First Amendment rights.†
prevent = stop (something from happening)
- The presence of the CO prevented me from talking to Shay.†
*prevented = stopped (something from happening)
- In fact, the presence of the CO prevented any of us from talking, period.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(prevent) to stop (something from happening)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)