prevent vs allow: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: prevent or allow

How to spell prevent?

prevent
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allow
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preventverb

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

preventverb

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

allowverb

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

allowverb

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

allowverb

allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

allowverb

let have

allowverb

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

allowverb

consent to, give permission

allowverb

allow the other (baseball) team to score

allowverb

afford possibility

allowverb

make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

allowverb

grant as a discount or in exchange

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