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Webster 1913 Edition

Preventive

Pre-vent′ive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
préventif
.]
1.
Going before; preceding.
[Obs.]
Any previous counsel or
preventive
understanding.
Cudworth.
2.
Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of;
as, a medicine
preventive
of disease
.
Physic is either curative or
preventive
.
Sir T. Browne.
Preventive service
,
the duty performed by the armed police in guarding the coast against smuggling.
[Eng]

Pre-vent′ive

,
Noun.
That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.

Webster 1828 Edition

Preventive

PREVENT'IVE

,
Adj.
Tending to hinder; hindering the access of; as a medicine preventive of disease.

PREVENT'IVE

,
Noun.
That which prevents; that which intercepts the access or approach of. Temperance and exercise are excellent preventives of debility and languor.
1.
An antidote previously taken. A medicine may be taken as a preventive of disease.

Definition 2024

préventive

préventive

See also: preventive

French

Adjective

préventive

  1. feminine singular of préventif

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