Prevent vs. Avoid
Preventverb
(transitive) To stop; to keep from.
Preventverb
To take preventative measures.
Preventverb
To come before; to precede.
Preventverb
To outdo, surpass.
Preventverb
To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Preventverb
To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
Preventverb
To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Preventverb
To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
Preventverb
To come before the usual time.
Preventverb
keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
Preventverb
prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
Preventverb
keep (something) from happening
Preventverb
stop (someone) from doing something
Preventverb
(of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help.
Avoidverb
(transitive) to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
Avoidverb
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
Avoidverb
To try not to do something or to have something happen
Avoidverb
To make empty; to clear.
Avoidverb
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
Avoidverb
To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
Avoidverb
To emit or throw out; to void.
Avoidverb
To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
Avoidverb
To get rid of.
Avoidverb
To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
Avoidverb
To become void or vacant.
Avoidverb
To empty.
Avoidverb
To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
Avoidverb
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
Avoidverb
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
Avoidverb
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
Avoidverb
To get rid of.
Avoidverb
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.
Avoidverb
To retire; to withdraw.
Avoidverb
To become void or vacant.
Avoidverb
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something;
Avoidverb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
Avoidverb
refrain from doing something;
Avoidverb
refrain from certain foods or beverages;
Avoidverb
declare invalid;
