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1.                 From The 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]