preventative
noun
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L325906 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- helping to prevent, stopping in advance
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/
adj
- Alternative form of preventive.
“1920, Lillien Jane Martin, Mental hygiene: two years' experience of a clinical psychologist, Warwick &York (1920), p. 78, "That part of mental hygiene which has a prophylactic character falls into two classes, group preventative mental hygiene […]"”
“1968, G. Anthony Wedge, N. A. P.: New American Party, Geddes Press Printers (1968), p. 155, "Preventative defense comes in two flavors […]"”
noun
- Alternative form of preventive.
“The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.”