Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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preclude | No | No | Yes | No |
avert | No | No | Yes | No |
preclude (verb) | avert (verb) |
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible | turn away or aside |
make impossible, especially beforehand | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off |