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PREVENIENT
anticipatory, prevenient
(adjective) in anticipation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prevenient (comparative more prevenient, superlative most prevenient)
Relating to prevenience; anticipatory.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*ven"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]
Definition: Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace descending." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NECESSITATE
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
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