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Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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preventative
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (alternative form of preventive English) n. (alternative form of preventive English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from prevent + -ative . OED points out that preventive is better-formed. As a noun, from 1774.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. tending to prevent or hinder [syn: preventive ] [ant: permissive ] preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: preventive , prophylactic ] n. remedy that prevents ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a preventative/precautionary measure (= something done to prevent something bad ) ▪ Vaccination against disease is a sensible preventative measure. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN maintenance ▪ These include quality ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Preventative \Pre*vent"a*tive\, n. That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
Usage examples of preventative.
Coral was a preventative against witchcraft, hence the fashion of ladies and children wearing necklaces and bracelets of this material.
Pieces of consecrated bread carried home and preserved is a preventative against the bite of a mad dog.
Both governments cabled to the court their immediate acknowledgment of the order, and there is, therefore, a strong probability that the clash is at an end, a few hours after it began as a preventative assault against certain illegal space installations.
He'd swallowed a couple of Dapsone pills as preventative and smeared insect repellent from his survival kit on his face and hands.
There was a preventative and a cure that had been known for hundreds of years though under various names, Peruvian bark, or Chinchona bark, more recently called essence of quinine when manufactured in powder form by the Quaker brothers Luke and John Howard.
Her skirt pockets jingled with lucky charms, and a freshly-forged horseshoe, always a potent preventative in time of trouble, weighed down her handbag.
The mustard gas is corrosive and I'd be surprised if any is left that hasn't eaten its way through the containers, without preventative maintenance.
Besides which, the longer you give us to wash the preventatives and diagnostics out of her system, the more coherent she'll be.
I hadn't seen any telltale sticky fingers or faces yet, but it might be as well to take some preventative steps.
Not only were the test cases immune to these unnatural diseases but showed no dangerous reaction to the preventative injection.
If a very small piece is chopped fine and put into chicken's food daily, it is a sure preventative of the gapes.