'preventive' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'preventive' with 1 example sentences.
- preventive adjective
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: tending to prevent or hinder
: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- preventive noun
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: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
: an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.