preclude

English Thesaurus

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)

hyponym	:	make unnecessary, save,
definition	:	make unnecessary an expenditure or effort (verb.change)

hyponym	:	avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off,
definition	:	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)

hyponym	:	block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy,
definition	:	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart,
definition	:	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	block, halt, kibosh, stop,
definition	:	stop from happening or developing (verb.social)

2. make impossible, especially beforehand (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	eliminate, obviate, rid of,
definition	:	do away with (verb.stative)

3. keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)

derivation	:	forestalling, obviation, preclusion,
definition	:	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act)

derivation	:	preventative, preventive,
definition	:	tending to prevent or hinder (adj.all)

4. make impossible, especially beforehand (verb.stative)

derivation	:	obviating, preclusive,
definition	:	made impossible (adj.all)

5. keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)

derivation	:	forestalling, obviation, preclusion,
definition	:	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act)

derivation	:	preventative, preventive,
definition	:	tending to prevent or hinder (adj.all)

6. make impossible, especially beforehand (verb.stative)

derivation	:	obviating, preclusive,
definition	:	made impossible (adj.all)