PREVENTATIVE

preventive, preventative, prophylactic

(adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; “preventive medicine”; “vaccines are prophylactic”; “a prophylactic drug”

preventive, preventative

(adjective) tending to prevent or hinder

contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device

(noun) an agent or device intended to prevent conception

hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference

(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

preventive, preventative, prophylactic

(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; “the doctor recommended several preventatives”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

preventative (comparative more preventative, superlative most preventative)

Alternative form of preventive

Noun

preventative (plural preventatives)

Alternative form of preventive

Usage notes

• Preventative is in all senses synonymous with preventive. Many speakers prefer to use preventative in noun senses and preventive in adjective senses.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*vent"a*tive, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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