Synset:forbid foreclose preclude prevent
Examples:
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Derivationally Related Form:preclusionpreventativeforestallingpreventive
Inherited Hypernyms:prevent
Direct Hyponyms:avertavoidbafflebilkblockblockadecrossdebardeflectembarrassfend offfoilforefendforfendfrustratehalthead offhinderinhibitkiboshmake unnecessaryobstructobviatequeersavescotchspoilstave offstopstymiestymythwartward off
Full Troponyms:bottleneckbreakcheckdashdebardisappointdisenchantembargofailfall shortfilibusterhanginhibitobstructruinsaveshipwreckshort-circuitstaystonewallstopthwartundo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something