Definition of "prevents" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevent. (verb)

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• "The use of this term prevents the need for label changes."
• "In Portland, it seems, the need for the positive spin prevents news men and women from ascertaining the nature of Portland politics, viz. a machine with groomed puppets waiting in the wings."
• "Natural evil is also justified because it punishes the wicked, and since Original Sin prevents human virtue, all of humanity is wicked, thus all of humanity suffers."