Preventive
Pronunciation : Pre*vent"ive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?ventif.]
Definition : 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]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pre*vent"ive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913