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preventive Definition

pre·ven·tive (prē vent′iv, pri-)

adjective

preventing or serving to prevent; esp., preventing disease

noun

anything that prevents; esp., anything that prevents disease; prophylactic

preventive Related Forms
pre·ven′·tively adverb pre·ven′·tive·ness noun
preventive Synonyms

preventive

modif.

deterrent, precautionary, tending to prevent; see defensive.

preventive Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: These are they which took the infallible preventive of seasickness in New York harbor and then disappeared and were forgotten.
  • need: Needing routine preventive going after the in our offices finance at the.
  • provide: The practice was established in 1976 and provides a preventive orientated service for all the family.

Adjective modifier

  • effective: Without an effective preventive worming program pasture is likely to become heavily contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of Infective larvae.
  • more: Small companies which improvements more preventive who had contacted.
  • necessary: This is so that the necessary preventive and protective measures can be identified.
  • important: For example figures clear whether certain of important preventive.
  • rust: Croda is involved in coating the steel as it leaves the mill with rust preventive made with Croda additives.

Modifies a noun

  • diplomacy: Preventive diplomacy involves diplomatic actions taken in advance of a predictable crisis to prevent or limit violence.
  • detention: Even with a court procedure, the orders would amount to preventive detention.
  • dentistry: Preventive dentistry will benefit anyone with some of their own teeth.
  • medicine: Pit with him highest to lowest amp preventive medicine come from carts.
  • measure: Baghdad took preventive measures against the disease in March.
  • censorship: The 1920 War against Soviet Russia brought the introduction of preventive censorship in defense of military secrets.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: To be particularly from the private will ensure only preventive care is.

Noun used with modifier

  • amp: Pit with him highest to lowest amp preventive medicine come from carts.
  • cancer: Various research papers and clinical studies in Japan have been done to evaluate the cancer preventive action of Squalene.
  • family: Children of labor were less likely of family preventive.
  • practice: The HSC are keen to gather more specific information on good practice preventive strategies physiotherapists adopt to avoid injury in the workplace.
  • migraine: Open label trial of coenzyme Q10 as a migraine preventive.