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Definition of Prevene
1. v. t. & i. To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent.
Definition of Prevene
1. Verb. (obsolete) To come before; to anticipate. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To hinder or prevent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prevene
1. to precede [v PREVENED, PREVENING, PREVENES] - See also: precede
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prevene
Literary usage of Prevene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gilbert of the Haye's Prose Manuscript (A.D.1456) by Ramon Llull, John Horne Stevenson (1901)
"For thare is na man in the warld that be naturale resoun suld byde his dede,
seand it cum till him; bot he suld prevene it, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Spec, preconcert (rare), precontract. precede, vt 1. antecede, forego (literary
or archaic); spec, forerun, prevene (rare), usher (literary); see LEAD, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1838)
"Yet would I never have given them any, but thought best to prevene it. And beside
I had been at so great a charge for a month after his way-going, VOL. II. ..."
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