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(Entry 1 of 2)
concerned with or serving to keep something from happening
- if you start taking this preventive medicine now, you may not get sick after all
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nounSynonyms of preventive (Entry 2 of 2)
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
- if people took the simple preventive of frequently washing their hands, the spread of germs could be greatly reduced
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'Preventive' or 'Preventative'?
'Preventive' or 'Preventative'?
Why not both, just to be safe?
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“Preventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventive. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of preventive was circa 1626
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