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Preventative

noun

Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease. Synonyms: preventive, prophylactic.

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome. Synonyms: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventive.

An agent or device intended to prevent conception. Synonyms: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventive, prophylactic device.

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"Preventative" Quotes from Famous Books

... the house. They took it in turns, each slipping by chance into that onerous position, supported but uncoveted by the other. Mother fed the children, mended everything, sent them to the dentist when their teeth ached badly, but never before as a preventative, and—trusted ...

— A Prisoner in Fairyland • Algernon Blackwood

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