Found 3 items, similar to preventative.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: preventative
pencegah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: preventative
preventative
adj 1: tending to prevent or hinder [syn:
preventive] [ant:
permissive]
2: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease;
“preventive medicine”;
“vaccines are prophylactic”;
“a
prophylactic drug” [syn:
preventive,
prophylactic]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or
disease;
“the doctor recommended several preventatives”
[syn:
preventive,
prophylactic]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn:
hindrance,
hitch,
preventive,
encumbrance,
incumbrance,
interference]
3: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
contraceptive,
preventive,
contraceptive device,
prophylactic device
,
birth control device]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Preventative
Preventative
\Pre*vent"a*tive\, n.
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of
preventive.
[1913 Webster]