preventive.
Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
Meaning & usage
Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
Carried out to deter military aggression.
Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
Going before; preceding.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin praeventīvus. Equivalent to prevent + -ive.
A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
A thing that slows the development of an illness.
A good preventive against heart disease is a healthy lifestyle.
A contraceptive, especially a condom.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin praeventīvus. Equivalent to prevent + -ive.
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