Preclude vs. Prevent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Preclude and Prevent
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Preclude
Prevent from happening; make impossible
The secret nature of his work precluded official recognition
Prevent
Keep (something) from happening
Action must be taken to prevent further accidents
Preclude
To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent.
Prevent
(of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help.
Preclude
To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity
Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.
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Prevent
To keep from happening; avert
Took steps to prevent the strike.
Preclude
(transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
Prevent
To keep (a person or thing) from doing something; impede
Prevented us from winning.
Prevented the disease from spreading.
Preclude
To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins.
Prevent
To anticipate or counter in advance.
Preclude
To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation.
This much will obviate and preclude the objections.
Prevent
To come before; precede.
Preclude
Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
Prevent
To present an obstacle
There will be a picnic if nothing prevents.
Preclude
Make impossible, especially beforehand
Prevent
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
I brush my teeth regularly to prevent tooth decay.
Prevent
To take preventative measures.
Prevent
To come before; to precede.
Prevent
To outdo, surpass.
Prevent
To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Prevent
To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us.
Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen.
Prevent
To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Their ready guilt preventing thy commands.
Prevent
To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
Perhaps forestalling night prevented them.
Prevent
To come before the usual time.
Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early.
Prevent
Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
Prevent
Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
We must prevent the cancer from spreading
His snoring kept me from falling asleep
Keep the child from eating the marbles
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