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preventative, preventive
preventative (pri VEN tuh tiv) (adjective)
An action taken to deprive something from succeeding: Getting a flu shot now is a good preventative measure so Melba won't become ill later.
preventive (pri VEN tiv) (adjective)
Descriptive of a measure taken to forestall or to keep something from happening: Careful crop management is a preventive procedure in terms of soil erosion.
The agronomist urged the farmers to take preventative measures regarding soil nutrient depletion. He suggested that crop rotation is one preventive action.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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A treatment or medication intended to stop an illness from occurring; a remedy; prophylactic: The preventive Wendy had to take consisted of sleeping pills to help her get over her insomnia.
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ven-, vent-, veni-, ventu-
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preventive (adjective), more preventive, most preventive
Concerning something that acts in a precautionary manner: Sharon was careful to take preventive measures during the Coronavirus pandemic by getting vaccinated, washing her hands after traveling by bus, and by social distancing.
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ven-, vent-, veni-, ventu-
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(Greek: against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix)
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“preventive”
preventive mastectomy, prophylactic mastectomy
Removal of one or both breasts without the current presence of cancer.
This surgery is sometimes chosen as a preventive measure by women who have a strong family history of breast cancer.
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-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
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masto-, mast-, -mastia, -masty +
(page 3)
phylacto-, phylact-, phylac-, phylax-
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