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20 answers for: The act of preventing something
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OBVIATIONThe act of preventing something
SAVEIn sport, the act of preventing a goal (4)
VETOPower or right of preventing something (4)
PREEMPTINGPreventing something from happening
PROHIBITIVEPreventing something from being done (11)
CONTAINMENTAction of preventing the spread of something harmful
PROPOSALA __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8)
MODESTA __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8)
VENTWith the intention of preventing formally (4)
MEDICINEThe science of preventing, diagnosing, alleviating or curing disease (8)
LEAGUEOFNATIONSOrganisation set up after World War I with the intention of preventing future wars (6,2,7)
CONTRACEPTIVECapable of preventing pregnancy (13)
TRUTHDRUGSupposed means of preventing lying (5,4)
HATMeans of preventing heat-stroke (3-3)
SUNMeans of preventing heat-stroke (3-3)
ASEPTICA month in charge of preventing infection
UPKEEPCost of preventing deterioration
APPEALINGAttractive method of preventing injustice? (9)
GREENSLooks like a seasick sailor's means of preventing scurvy? (6)
GREENHOUSEThe ___ effect describes how the radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the surface of that planet by preventing the heat from escaping into space