2007-11-05 23:11:58 · 11 answers · asked by Ronnie 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Preventative
adj.
>Intended or used to prevent or hinder; acting as an obstacle: preventive measures.
>Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
>Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic: preventive medicine; preventive health care.
n.
>Something that prevents; an obstacle.
>Something that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.
Preventive:
adjective
>intended to prevent: deterrent, preclusive, preventative. See allow/prevent.
Defending against disease: preventative, prophylactic, protective. See allow/prevent.
2007-11-05 23:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by purplestarry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preventive or preventative
The words are often used interchangeably to denote whatever prevents something else happening or occurring, especially when it is undesirable. However, preventative is often applied to an actual object, especially in noun form, while preventive is mostly reserved for an abstract concept, and remains an adjective: Preventive medicine regards vitamin C as an effective preventative against colds.
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2007-11-06 07:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by TechWriter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The difference is 1 t and 1 a
2007-11-06 07:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by MaryandZ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In modern English, none.
Preventive used to be the adjective and preventative the noun, but they've become so muddled no-one bothers any more.
2007-11-06 07:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Preventive IS a word, and preventative simply means preventive. They are interchangeable..
2007-11-06 07:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by mark 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Preventative means controls aim to deter and avoid undesirable events from taking place.
Preventive specifically refers to something used to prevent disease.
The difference is their specific context.
2007-11-06 07:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by Eclectic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preventive is not a word
2007-11-06 07:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Agent 47 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Sorry!
2 Points
2007-11-06 07:16:08 · answer #8 · answered by ______ 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
None. They are both correct, I have looked in my dictionary for you.
2007-11-06 07:20:51 · answer #9 · answered by resignedtolife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spelling. They're synonymous. Hope this helps. =)
2007-11-06 07:17:00 · answer #10 · answered by belle bonita 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋