To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start.
Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.
Great numbers of natives now advanced with their bows and arrows, gesticulating and leaping from side to side in their usual manner, so as to prevent the possibility of a steady aim.
Knowing well the date when my term of service would expire, he had only one object, in which he had already nearly succeeded,--this was to prevent the possibility of my advance within the given period.
In the event of resistance, he was to use the force at his disposal, and at all hazards to prevent the escape of the slavers across the river.
Not only had I scrupulously respected all their property, but I had even placed sentries over their tobacco gardens to prevent the possibility of theft.
Discussion can do nothing to prevent the enactment, or procure the repeal, of unjust laws, unless it be understood that, the discussion is to be followed by resistance.
In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.
Tending toprevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed.
To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
To prevent the approach of the Swedish transports, he endeavoured to close the mouth of the Maine by driving piles, and sinking large heaps of stones and vessels.
Not content with sparing his estates on his march, he now placed guards over his palace, in Prague, to prevent the plunder of any of his effects.
It was evidently of importance to all the Protestants of Germany that the King of Bohemia should be supported, while it was equally the interest of the Roman Catholics to prevent the ruin of the Emperor.
The contest between Prussia and France was to prevent the ascendency of either of those great States.
But it was impossible to suppress the opinions of the reformers, or to prevent the circulation of the Scriptures.
Thus Charlemagne appeared at the right time toprevent the overthrow of Europe by new waves of barbaric invasion.
The knights then sprang to their feet and departed, enjoining the attendants to prevent the escape of Becket, who exclaimed: "Do you think I shall fly, then?
It required all the skill of William of Orange to prevent thesubmission of his adherents.
Supported by a mob he endeavoured to prevent the celebration of Mass, religious processions, the use of pictures and statues, and the solemn ceremonial associated with Extreme Unction and the Viaticum.
For centuries the Pope had striven to prevent the union of Naples and the Empire, and with good reason, for such a union must prove almost of necessity highly detrimental to the safety of the Papal States and the independence of the Holy See.
Called upon to prevent the evils he had been the first to denounce officially, Lord Wellesley wrote his magnificent state paper of 1800, which he simply termed Notes on the necessity of a special collegiate training of Civil Servants.
They seemed to think it the business of England and Holland to defend the passes of the Alps, and to prevent the armies of Lewis from overflowing Lombardy.
Every body felt that nothing but mutual help and mutual forbearance could prevent the dissolution of society.
The author of it was employed to stir up feeling in England and Ireland so as to prevent the accession of James II.
With the object of clearing himself of the charge of Papistry he ordered a new persecution to be begun, but the king intervened to prevent theexecution of this measure.
Still, though the queen's French household was dismissed, the king did everything he could toprevent the shedding of blood.
He had done all that man could do to prevent the outbreak of war, and when all his efforts proved unavailing, he retired from court lest he, a legate of the Holy See, should be obliged to meet Philip who was at war with the Pope.
He had not, therefore, the command of much time, it being his express object to prevent the appearance of Mr Thumble at Hogglestock on the next Sunday.
Your object is to prevent the marriage,--not to punish him for it when once he has made it.
Constitution, which at least confused the lawyers employed by the railroads to prevent the passage of the Stetson bill, was repealed entirely.
They announced boldly that if the machine succeeded in amending the measure, they, the anti-gambling Senators and Assemblymen, would work to prevent the passage of the amended bill.
The machine had prevented the passage of the Anti-Gambling bill two years before, and was prepared toprevent the enactment of an effective anti-gambling law at the session of 1909.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prevent the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
