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Encourage vs Prevent - What's the difference?

encourage | prevent |


As verbs the difference between encourage and prevent

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

Bother vs Prevent - What's the difference?

bother | prevent |


In transitive terms the difference between bother and prevent

is that bother is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As a noun bother

is fuss, ado.

As an interjection bother

is a mild expression of annoyance.

Prevent vs Common - What's the difference?

prevent | common |


As verbs the difference between prevent and common

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while common is to communicate (something).

As an adjective common is

mutual; shared by more than one.

As a noun common is

mutual good, shared by more than one.

Prevent vs Forestal - What's the difference?

prevent | forestal |


As verbs the difference between prevent and forestal

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

As an adjective forestal is

(uncommon) relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).

Redress vs Prevent - What's the difference?

redress | prevent |


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

is that redress is (obsolete|transitive) to put upright again; to restore while prevent is (obsolete|transitive) to be beforehand with; to anticipate.

As verbs the difference between redress and prevent

is that redress is to put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise or redress can be to dress again while prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As a noun redress

is the act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment or redress can be the redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.

Prevent vs Embarrass - What's the difference?

prevent | embarrass | Related terms |

Prevent is a related term of embarrass.


In lang=en terms the difference between prevent and embarrass

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while embarrass is to involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

As verbs the difference between prevent and embarrass

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.

Rescue vs Prevent - What's the difference?

rescue | prevent | Related terms |

Rescue is a related term of prevent.


As a proper noun rescue

is a city in california (zip code 95672).

As a verb prevent is

to stop; to keep (from happening).

Prevent vs Predict - What's the difference?

prevent | predict |


In transitive terms the difference between prevent and predict

is that prevent is to stop; to keep (from happening) while predict is to make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

As a noun predict is

a prediction.

Prevent vs Undefined - What's the difference?

prevent | undefined |


As a verb prevent

is to stop; to keep (from happening).

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

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