bilk vs prevent

bilk and prevent both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bilk	No	No	Yes	No
prevent	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prevent is a hypernym of bilk; that is, prevent is a word with a broader meaning than bilk:

Other hypernyms of bilk include forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude.

bilk (verb)	prevent (verb)
escape, either physically or mentally	stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
evade payment to	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of