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v. trans.
P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπῐκωλύ̄ειν, εἴργειν, ἀ̆πείργειν, ἐξείργειν, Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰκωλύ̄ειν, διᾰκωλύ̄ειν, P. ἀποκωλύειν, V. κᾰτείργειν.
Prevent from getting a hearing: P. ἐκκλῄειν λόγου τυγχάνειν (Dem. 349).
Why did you prevent me from slaying with my bow a man who was my hated enemy: V. τί μʼ ἄνδρα πολέμιον ἐχθρόν τʼ ἀφείλου μὴ κτανεῖν τόξοις ἐμοῖς (Soph. Phil. 1302).
But to prevent my deadly purpose hither comes Theseus: V. ἀλλʼ ἐμποδών μοι θανασίμων βουλευμάτων Θησεὺς ὅδʼ ἕρπει (Eur. H. F 1153).
Check: P. and V. κᾰτέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.) V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύ̄ειν ; see also stop.
v. trans.
P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπῐκωλύ̄ειν, εἴργειν, ἀ̆πείργειν, ἐξείργειν, Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰκωλύ̄ειν, διᾰκωλύ̄ειν, P. ἀποκωλύειν, V. κᾰτείργειν.
Prevent from getting a hearing: P. ἐκκλῄειν λόγου τυγχάνειν (Dem. 349).
Why did you prevent me from slaying with my bow a man who was my hated enemy: V. τί μʼ ἄνδρα πολέμιον ἐχθρόν τʼ ἀφείλου μὴ κτανεῖν τόξοις ἐμοῖς (Soph. Phil. 1302).
But to prevent my deadly purpose hither comes Theseus: V. ἀλλʼ ἐμποδών μοι θανασίμων βουλευμάτων Θησεὺς ὅδʼ ἕρπει (Eur. H. F 1153).
Check: P. and V. κᾰτέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.) V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύ̄ειν ; see also stop.
PREVENT
To go before praevenire: praeire: intervenire (to get the start of).
To anticipate praecipere: anticipare: (ante) occupare. [Vid: ANTICIPATE.]
To hinder impedire aliquid: impedimento esse alicui rei: impedimentum afferre alicui rei faciendae (general terms): obstare or officere alicui rei alicujus: prohibere [SYN. in HINDER]: non sinere aliquid or generally non sinere aliquid fieri (οὐκ ἐᾶν τι not to allow anything not to let it pass or happen; e.g. the passage over transitum or transire non sinere): to prevent anybody from doing anything prohibere aliquem aliquid facere; aliquem impedire ab aliqua re; impedire ne quis aliquid faciat; non sinere aliquem aliquid facere; aliquem arcere or prohibere aliqua re: to prevent approach to the shore qra e nave egredi prohibere: nothing prevents our doing it nihil impedit quominus hoc faciamus: which you both could and should have prevented quod et potuisti prohibere ne fieret et debuisti.
To go before praevenire: praeire: intervenire (to get the start of).
To anticipate praecipere: anticipare: (ante) occupare. [Vid: ANTICIPATE.]
To hinder impedire aliquid: impedimento esse alicui rei: impedimentum afferre alicui rei faciendae (general terms): obstare or officere alicui rei alicujus: prohibere [SYN. in HINDER]: non sinere aliquid or generally non sinere aliquid fieri (οὐκ ἐᾶν τι not to allow anything not to let it pass or happen; e.g. the passage over transitum or transire non sinere): to prevent anybody from doing anything prohibere aliquem aliquid facere; aliquem impedire ab aliqua re; impedire ne quis aliquid faciat; non sinere aliquem aliquid facere; aliquem arcere or prohibere aliqua re: to prevent approach to the shore qra e nave egredi prohibere: nothing prevents our doing it nihil impedit quominus hoc faciamus: which you both could and should have prevented quod et potuisti prohibere ne fieret et debuisti.
prevent:
1. prŏhĭbeo, 2: foll. by direct acc., also by subj. with ne, quominus or acc. and infin.: may the gods p. the evils, dii mala prohibeant, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 10: to p. a thing being done, p. ne quid fiat, Cic. Div. Verr. 10, fin.: I suppose winter has p.'d ..., credo hiemem prohibuisse quominus ..., id. Fam. 12, 5: for the use of infin., cf. Caes. B. G. 7, 38, dolore prohibeor ... pronuntiare: Cic.: Liv. In a negative sentence, use quin: see L. G. § 461.
2. obsto, impĕdio (to stand in the way; as hindrances or obstacles: while prohibeo is actually to prevent): v.TO HINDER .
1. prŏhĭbeo, 2: foll. by direct acc., also by subj. with ne, quominus or acc. and infin.: may the gods p. the evils, dii mala prohibeant, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 10: to p. a thing being done, p. ne quid fiat, Cic. Div. Verr. 10, fin.: I suppose winter has p.'d ..., credo hiemem prohibuisse quominus ..., id. Fam. 12, 5: for the use of infin., cf. Caes. B. G. 7, 38, dolore prohibeor ... pronuntiare: Cic.: Liv. In a negative sentence, use quin: see L. G. § 461.
2. obsto, impĕdio (to stand in the way; as hindrances or obstacles: while prohibeo is actually to prevent): v.