prēˈvēn transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) prevenen, from Latin praevenire to precede, anticipate, prevent
1. obsolete : forestall , prevent
2. : to come before : precede
prēˈvēn transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) prevenen, from Latin praevenire to precede, anticipate, prevent
1. obsolete : forestall , prevent
2. : to come before : precede
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012