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   preventative

   /prɪˈvɛntətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring; preventive: "a number of preventative measures are required" Similar inhibitorypreventivedeterrentpre-emptiveobstructiveprecautionaryprotectiveprophylacticdisease-preventingprecautionarypreventiveprotective

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health: "there are lots of proposed jet lag remedies and preventatives" Similar precautionary measuredeterrentpreventivepreventive/protective measuresafeguardsecurityprotectiondefencehindranceblockcheckimpedimentcurbrestraintobstructionprophylacticprophylactic deviceprophylactic medicinepreventivepreventive drug

   Derivatives

   • 1. preventatively adverb

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