- preventive, preventative
- "One way to ease their difficulties, they decided, was to practice preventative medicine" (Economist). Preventative is not incorrect, but preventive is shorter.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
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preventive, preventative — One way to ease their difficulties, they decided, was to practice preventative medicine (Economist). Preventative is not incorrect, but preventive is shorter … Dictionary of troublesome word
preventative — preventive, preventative Both words are in use as adjectives meaning ‘serving to prevent’, especially in medicine, and also as nouns denoting a substance or procedure that does this. Preventive is the commoner by a long way (with four times as… … Modern English usage
preventive — preventive, preventative Both words are in use as adjectives meaning ‘serving to prevent’, especially in medicine, and also as nouns denoting a substance or procedure that does this. Preventive is the commoner by a long way (with four times as… … Modern English usage
preventative — pre|vent|a|tive [prıˈventətıv] adj ↑preventive ▪ preventative measures >preventatively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
preventative — adjective another form of the word preventive: preventative measures … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Preventive maintenance — (PM) has the following meanings: The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient… … Wikipedia
preventive — , preventative One way to ease their difficulties, they decided, was to practice preventative medicine (Economist). Preventative is not incorrect, but preventive is shorter … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
preventative — UK US /prɪˈventətɪv/ adjective ► PREVENTIVE(Cf. ↑preventive) … Financial and business terms
preventative — 1650s (adj.), 1774 (n.), from PREVENT (Cf. prevent) + ative. PREVENTIVE (Cf. Preventive) is better formed … Etymology dictionary
preventive — pre‧ven‧tive [prɪˈventɪv] also pre‧ven‧ta‧tive [ ˈventətɪv] adjective [only before a noun] intended to stop something happening: • improvements in auto safety and other preventive measures. * * * preventive UK US /prɪˈventɪv/ adjective [before… … Financial and business terms
