mencegah

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- +‎ cegah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məɲt͡ʃəˈɡah]

Verb

mencegah (passive dicegah)

1. to prevent
2. to restrain
3. to forbid, to prohibit

   Synonym: melarang

4. to resist

   Synonym: merintangi

Further reading

• “mencegah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.