Relation:
prevents
From:
Event
To:
Event
Description:
an event that prevents another event from happening.
Examples:
The zoo keeper
locked
the cage. None of the animals can
get out
.
Taking
Vitamin C prevents
getting sick
.
Neighboring Concepts:
Similar to...
But different because...
inhibits
Inhibits is weaker than prevents: an event that is merely inhibited may still occur; an event that is prevented cannot occur.