Definition of prevention
: the act of preventing or hindering
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Examples of prevention in a Sentence
Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
Recent Examples of prevention from the Web
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Price gouging Senate Bill 160 clarifies laws related to prevention of price gouging when the governor declares a state of emergency.
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Condoms started being sold in drug stores (purportedly solely for the prevention of venereal disease, per the package label, Gordon says).
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The best prevention is to make sure there’s always moisture in the soil for plants’ roots to absorb.
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The best cervical cancer prevention is still the HPV vaccine.
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Courses will be required to cover several topics, including state and federal boating requirements, navigation rules, environmental concerns, ecosystem awareness and the causes and prevention of airboat accidents.
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At the San Carlos Unified School District, suicide prevention has always been a priority, Hill said, but AB2246 allowed staff to participate in an interactive webinar, which served as extra training to identify at-risk youth.
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Hall, meanwhile, focuses her research on how exercise may be used as a tool in both the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s.
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The need for an IND is driven by whether the study aims to study endpoints such as the prevention and mitigation of disease, said Claire Kruger, president of Spherix Consulting, which focuses on regulatory issues.
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First Known Use of prevention
15th century
prevention Synonyms
Synonyms
Near Antonyms
aid, assistance, backing, support;
advancement, cultivation, encouragement, nurture, promotion;
Related Words
negation, neutralization, nullification;
determent, deterrence, foiling, frustration, thwarting;
barring, enjoining, forbidding, interdicting, interdiction, outlawing, prohibiting, prohibition, proscribing, proscription;
PREVENTION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of prevention for English Language Learners
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: the act or practice of stopping something bad from happening : the act of preventing something
PREVENTION Defined for Kids
Definition of prevention for Students
: the act or practice of keeping something from happening
- the prevention of fires
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