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    preventive
    /prɪˈvɛntɪv/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health: "quinine was used as a malaria preventive" Similar prophylacticprophylactic deviceprophylactic medicinepreventative

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREVENTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Preventive means intended to stop something before it happens, or before it becomes a problem. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, usage and translations from Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › preventivePreventive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word preventive, which can be an adjective or a noun. Preventive means devoted to or concerned with prevention, or something that prevents especially disease.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREVENTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Preventive means intended to stop something before it happens, or before it becomes a problem. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as medicine, health care, and business, with examples and translations.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › preventivePREVENTIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Preventive is an adjective that means of or relating to something that prevents or hinders, especially disease. It can also be a noun that refers to a drug or agent that prevents disease. See how to use preventive in a sentence and find synonyms and related words.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREVENTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Preventive means intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime. Learn how to use preventive in a sentence, see synonyms, pronunciation, and related words.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › preventivePreventive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Anything preventive hinders or stops something, especially diseases. When you prevent something, you stop it from happening. Likewise, anything preventive is used to ward off a bad outcome. Wearing a warm coat is preventative: it keeps you from getting cold.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › preventivepreventive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    /prɪˈventɪv/ (also preventative. /prɪˈventətɪv/ ) [only before noun] intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening. preventive medicine. The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot. compare curative. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.