Preventing

//pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of prevent form-of, gerund, participle, present

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abortanticipateanticipatearrestavertavert

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"Actually that I bring a huge volume of reference material with me is a makeshift way of preventing people from disputing my case."

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