verhindern

Definitions of verhindern
  1. verb
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
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    antonyms:
    gestatten, zulassen
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
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    verteidigen
    be on the defensive; act against an attack
    ausschließen, aussperren
    prevent from entering; shut out
    abwimmeln, fernhalten
    prevent from coming close
    behindern
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
    exkommunizieren
    exclude from a church or a religious community
    beschützen, schützen
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    unterbinden, vereiteln
    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
    versperren, verstellen
    block passage through
    lossagen, ächten
    avoid speaking to or dealing with
  2. verb
    command against
    synonyms: verbieten, verwehren, wehren
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    antonyms:
    erlauben
    consent to, give permission
    erlauben, gestatten, gewähren, zugestehen, zulassen
    let have
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    types:
    ausgrenzen, ausschließen
    prevent from entering; keep out
    lossagen, ächten
    declare illegal; outlaw
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