v. t.
We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To come before the usual time. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being preventable. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being prevented or hindered;
n. That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Preventer bolts,
Preventer plates
Preventer stay. (Naut.)
adv. So as to prevent or hinder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. prévention. ]
The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to prevent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. préventif. ]
Any previous counsel or preventive understanding. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Physic is either curative or preventive. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
Preventive service,