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prevene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-vene
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To precede (come before) or anticipate.

Obsolete

verb

To hinder, stall, or prevent.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French prévenir, Latin praevenire. See prevent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prévenir, praevenire

Usage

Inflected Forms

prevenes (present, singular) prevening (participle, present) prevened (participle, past) prevened (past)

Questions

What does prevene mean?
To precede (come before) or anticipate.
Where does prevene come from?
It is traced to French.

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