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Synset

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 62 freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 22

keep more info
prevent more info

sample sentences

"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
"Keep the child from eating the marbles"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s him from writing the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s him from writing the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
preventative preventive prevention
antonym
let
semantic pointers
hyponym
defend exclude, keep out, shut out, shut restrict hold keep away restrain blank hinder, impede wash out, rain out
verb group
keep