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Religious Terms Dictionary

prevent

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prevent", "results": [{"antonyms": ["let"], "examples": ["We must prevent the cancer from spreading"], "hasTypes": ["restrict", "shut out", "wash out", "hinder", "shut", "hold", "defend", "impede", "rain out", "exclude", "blank", "keep away", "keep out", "restrain"], "synonyms": ["keep"], "verbGroup": ["keep"], "definition": "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state", "derivation": ["preventative", "prevention", "preventive"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"hasTypes": ["embarrass", "avoid", "baffle", "bilk", "inhibit", "kibosh", "make unnecessary", "obstruct", "obviate", "queer", "save", "scotch", "spoil", "stave off", "stop", "stymie", "stymy", "thwart", "ward off", "block", "blockade", "cross", "debar", "deflect", "avert", "fend off", "foil", "forefend", "forfend", "frustrate", "halt", "head off", "hinder"], "synonyms": ["forbid", "foreclose", "forestall", "preclude"], "definition": "keep from happening or arising; make impossible", "derivation": ["preventative", "preventive"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}], "frequency": 4.13, "syllables": {"list": ["pre", "vent"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "prɪ'vɛnt"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

preventable

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "preventable", "results": [{"antonyms": ["unpreventable"], "examples": ["conscious of preventable human suffering"], "definition": "capable of being prevented", "partOfSpeech": null}], "frequency": 2.47, "pronunciation": "prɪ'vɛntʌbʌl"}
Religious Terms Dictionary

prevention

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "prevention", "results": [{"typeOf": ["hindrance", "hinderance", "interference"], "examples": ["money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"], "hasTypes": ["disqualification", "forestalling", "interception", "non-proliferation", "nonproliferation", "obviation", "preclusion", "prophylaxis", "quelling", "save", "stifling", "averting", "suppression", "crushing", "debarment"], "synonyms": ["bar"], "definition": "the act of preventing", "derivation": ["prevent"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 3.03, "syllables": {"list": ["pre", "ven", "tion"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "prɪ'vɛnʃən"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

preventive

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "preventive", "results": [{"typeOf": ["device"], "hasTypes": ["pill", "prophylactic", "safe", "rubber", "coil", "condom", "contraceptive diaphragm", "contraceptive pill", "spermatocide", "safety", "diaphragm", "anovulatory drug", "birth control pill", "intrauterine device", "iud", "morning-after pill", "cervical cap", "spermicide", "anovulant", "oral contraceptive", "pessary", "oral contraceptive pill"], "synonyms": ["birth control device", "contraceptive", "contraceptive device", "preventative", "prophylactic device"], "definition": "an agent or device intended to prevent conception", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["curative", "cure", "therapeutic", "remedy"], "synonyms": ["preventative", "prophylactic"], "definition": "remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["obstructor", "impediment", "impedimenta", "obstructer", "obstruction"], "hasTypes": ["speed bump", "clog"], "synonyms": ["encumbrance", "hinderance", "hindrance", "hitch", "incumbrance", "interference", "preventative"], "definition": "any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"examples": ["preventive medicine"], "synonyms": ["preventative", "prophylactic"], "similarTo": ["healthful"], "definition": "preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["protective"], "antonyms": ["permissive"], "synonyms": ["preventative"], "similarTo": ["obstructive", "obviating", "pre-emptive", "precautional", "precautionary", "preclusive", "preemptive", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "thwarting", "blockading", "clogging", "deterrent", "frustrating", "frustrative", "hindering", "impeding"], "definition": "tending to prevent or hinder", "derivation": ["prevent"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.7, "syllables": {"list": ["pre", "ven", "tive"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "prɪ'vɛntɪv"}}
Religious Terms Dictionary

preventorium

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "preventorium", "rhymes": {"all": "-oʊriəm"}, "pronunciation": {}}