Prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable To hamper preparations for a trip. Anticipate may imply merely getting ahead of another by being a precursor or forerunner or it may imply checking another's intention by acting first.
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To stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress
To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible To prevent the sending of a message. Definition of prevent verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To prevent the sending of a message To hamper is to clog or entangle or put an embarrassing restraint upon