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Preventative   /privˈɛntətɪv/   Listen
Preventative

adjective
1.
Tending to prevent or hinder.  Synonym: preventive.  Antonym: permissive.
2.
Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease.  Synonyms: preventive, prophylactic.  "Vaccines are prophylactic" , "A prophylactic drug"
noun
1.
Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.  Synonyms: preventive, prophylactic.
2.
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.  Synonyms: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventive.
3.
An agent or device intended to prevent conception.  Synonyms: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventive, prophylactic device.





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"Preventative" Quotes from Famous Books



... saddles upon them which were made very high in order that the rider's feet might not drag the ground. The preventative did not work well in the cases of our tallest pilgrims, however. There were no bridles—nothing but a single rope, tied to the bit. It was purely ornamental, for the donkey cared nothing for it. If he were drifting to starboard, you might put your ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain
... The only real preventative is to arrange that the men do not remain deep in mud or cold water for prolonged periods. If this is not possible, cases of "trench feet" are inevitable. Apart from avoiding this, the primary cause, various subsidiary causes can be guarded against; ...
— 1914 • John French, Viscount of Ypres


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