prevene

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prevene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prevene \Pre*vene"\, v. t. & i. [F. pr['e]venir, L. praevenire.
     See Prevent.]
     To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent.
     [Obs.] --Philips.
     [1913 Webster]