Precaution
Pronunciation : Pre*cau"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pr?cation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on one's guard. See Pre-, and Caution.]
Definition : 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. J. H. Newman.
2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pre*cau"tion
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?cautionner.]
Definition : 1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke.
2. To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913