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Inhibitor vs Prevent - What's the difference?

inhibitor | prevent |


As a noun inhibitor

is inhibitor (all senses).

As a verb prevent is

to stop; to keep (from happening).

Prevent vs False - What's the difference?

prevent | false |


As a verb prevent

is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

Prevent vs Suffocate - What's the difference?

prevent | suffocate |


In lang=en terms the difference between prevent and suffocate

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while suffocate is to destroy; to extinguish.

As verbs the difference between prevent and suffocate

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while suffocate is (ergative) to suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

As an adjective suffocate is

(obsolete) suffocated; choked.

Apply vs Prevent - What's the difference?

apply | prevent |


In lang=en terms the difference between apply and prevent

is that apply is to pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As verbs the difference between apply and prevent

is that apply is to lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);—with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As an adjective apply

is .

Insure vs Prevent - What's the difference?

insure | prevent |


In lang=en terms the difference between insure and prevent

is that insure is to deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As verbs the difference between insure and prevent

is that insure is to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

Advise vs Prevent - What's the difference?

advise | prevent |


In lang=en terms the difference between advise and prevent

is that advise is to consider, to deliberate while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

In obsolete|transitive|lang=en terms the difference between advise and prevent

is that advise is (obsolete|transitive) to look at, watch; to see while prevent is (obsolete|transitive) to be beforehand with; to anticipate.

As verbs the difference between advise and prevent

is that advise is to give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

Prevent vs Averted - What's the difference?

prevent | averted |


As verbs the difference between prevent and averted

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while averted is (avert).

As an adjective averted is

turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.

Prevent vs Blocking - What's the difference?

prevent | blocking |


As verbs the difference between prevent and blocking

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while blocking is .

As a noun blocking is

the act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

Prevent vs Alleviate - What's the difference?

prevent | alleviate |


In lang=en terms the difference between prevent and alleviate

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

As verbs the difference between prevent and alleviate

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

Arrest vs Prevent - What's the difference?

arrest | prevent |


As a noun arrest

is arrest, confinement, detention.

As a verb prevent is

to stop; to keep (from happening).

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