embarrass vs prevent

embarrass and prevent both are verbs.

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

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

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

embarrass (verb)	prevent (verb)
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of	keep from happening or arising; make impossible