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Pretension
- noun - a false or unsupportable quality
- the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
- the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Pretermits
- verb - disregard intentionally or let pass
- leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Prettified
- verb - make more beautiful
Prettifier
- unknown - One who makes something attractive
Prettifies
- verb - make more beautiful
Prevailing
- verb - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
- continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
- most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
- prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
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- use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
Preventing
- verb - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
Prevention
- noun - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Preventive
- adjective - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
- remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
- tending to prevent or hinder
Previewing
- verb - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public