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preventive preventive definition

preventive


 
  Grep  of  noun  preventive 
  preventive 
  preventive  medicine 
 
  Overview  of  noun  preventive 
 
  The  noun  preventive  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic  --  (remedy  that  prevents  or  slows  the  course  of  an  illness  or  disease;  "the  doctor  recommended  several  preventatives") 
  2.  hindrance,  hitch,  preventive,  preventative,  encumbrance,  incumbrance,  interference  --  (any  obstruction  that  impedes  or  is  burdensome) 
  3.  contraceptive,  preventive,  preventative,  contraceptive  device,  prophylactic  device,  birth  control  device  --  (an  agent  or  device  intended  to  prevent  conception) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  preventive 
 
  The  adj  preventive  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic  --  (preventing  or  contributing  to  the  prevention  of  disease;  "preventive  medicine";  "vaccines  are  prophylactic";  "a  prophylactic  drug") 
  2.  preventive,  preventative  --  (tending  to  prevent  or  hinder) 
  3.  cautionary,  preventive,  prophylactic  --  (tending  to  ward  off  "the  swastika...a  very  ancient  prophylactic  symbol  occurring  among  all  peoples"-  Victor  Schultze) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  preventive 
 
  3  senses  of  preventive 
 
  Sense  1 
  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  healthful)  ->  unhealthful 
 
  Sense  2 
  preventive  (vs.  permissive),  preventative 
 
  permissive  (vs.  preventive) 
  =>  admitting  of(prenominal),  allowing  of(prenominal),  permitting  of(prenominal) 
  =>  bailable 
 
  Sense  3 
  cautionary,  preventive,  prophylactic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  protective)  ->  unprotective 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  preventive 
 
  3  senses  of  preventive 
 
  Sense  1 
  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic 
  =>  healthful  (vs.  unhealthful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  preventive  (vs.  permissive),  preventative 
  =>  blockading 
  =>  clogging,  hindering,  impeding,  obstructive 
  =>  deterrent 
  =>  frustrating,  frustrative,  thwarting 
  =>  precautionary,  precautional 
  =>  preclusive,  obviating(postnominal) 
  =>  preemptive 
  =>  prohibitive,  prohibitory 
  Also  See->  protective#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  cautionary,  preventive,  prophylactic 
  =>  protective  (vs.  unprotective) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  preventive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  preventive 
 
  preventive  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  preventive 
  preventive 
 
  Overview  of  noun  preventive 
 
  The  noun  preventive  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic  --  (remedy  that  prevents  or  slows  the  course  of  an  illness  or  disease;  "the  doctor  recommended  several  preventatives") 
  2.  hindrance,  hitch,  preventive,  preventative,  encumbrance,  incumbrance,  interference  --  (any  obstruction  that  impedes  or  is  burdensome) 
  3.  contraceptive,  preventive,  preventative,  contraceptive  device,  prophylactic  device,  birth  control  device  --  (an  agent  or  device  intended  to  prevent  conception) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  preventive 
 
  The  adj  preventive  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  preventive,  preventative,  prophylactic  --  (preventing  or  contributing  to  the  prevention  of  disease;  "preventive  medicine";  "vaccines  are  prophylactic";  "a  prophylactic  drug") 
  2.  preventive,  preventative  --  (tending  to  prevent  or  hinder) 
  3.  cautionary,  preventive,  prophylactic  --  (tending  to  ward  off  "the  swastika...a  very  ancient  prophylactic  symbol  occurring  among  all  peoples"-  Victor  Schultze) 



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