PRECAUTIONS
Noun
precautions
plural of precaution
Anagrams
• superaction, supercation
Source: Wiktionary
PRECAUTION
Pre*cau"tion, n. Etym: [F. précation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere,
praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on
one's guard. See Pre-, and Caution.]
1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent
mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries
with miserable precaution. J. H. Newman.
2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or
success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against
accident.
Pre*cau"tion, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. précautionner.]
1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke.
2. To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.
PRECAUTION
Pre*cau"tion, n. Etym: [F. précation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere,
praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on
one's guard. See Pre-, and Caution.]
1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent
mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries
with miserable precaution. J. H. Newman.
2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or
success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against
accident.
Pre*cau"tion, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. précautionner.]
1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke.
2. To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition