• v.
    ⦿keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    lexical concept
  • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
  • Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:forestall
  2. enl:preclude
wn:interlingual indexili:i33989
wn:eq synonymdn:forhindre§1

Other

dc:Subjectverb.social
skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • forestallpreclude
  • forbidforecloseforestallprecludeprevent