prevenire

Definitions of prevenire
  1. verb
    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
    synonyms: anticipare, intravedere, presagire
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    type of:
    agire, attivarsi, compiere, effettuare, eseguire, esercitare, fare, muoversi, operare, realizzare
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  2. verb
    be earlier in time; go back further
    synonyms: precedere, precorrere
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    antonyms:
    postdatare
    be later in time
    rispondere, seguire, succedere
    come after in time, as a result
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