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To prove. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A going before; anticipation in sequence or order. "The law of prevenance is simply the well-known law of phenomenal sequence." Ward.

The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness. [Obs.] Sterne.

To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent. [Obs.] Philips.

The act of going before; anticipation. [R.]

Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace descending." Milton.

e; to direct. [Obs.] We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior.

The quality or state of being preventable.

Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases.

That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease.

So as to prevent or hinder.

ct of going, or state of being, before. [Obs.] The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. Bacon.

Tending to prevent. [Obs.]

Going before; preceding. [Obs.] Any previous counsel or preventive understanding. Cudworth.

In a preventive manner.

Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal.

To reprove. [Obs.] "Repreve him of his vice." Chaucer.

A reverent respect for one's self. Tennyson.

A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use.