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preventative

/prɪˈvɛntətɪv/

US pronunciation
American sound/prɪˈvɛntətɪv/
prɪˈvɛntətɪv
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

prɪ - ˈvɛntətɪv -> preventative

Myanmar meaning

(adj) ကာကွယ်တားဆီးရေး။

Full entry

preventive /prÇ'ventÇv/ (also preventative /prÇ'ventǝtÇv/) adj

ကာကွယ်ရေး။ တားဆီးကာကွယ်ရေး။ preventive measures/powers ❍ preventative medicine.

More examples
  • Preventive care/drugs/examinations
  • [preventive measures] : Water shortages will become acute unless preventive measures are taken now.
Synonyms
defensive, precautionary, deterrent, protective, precaution, preclusive, preemptive, preventive, prophylactic, protection, remedy, safeguard
Antonyms
injury
Cross references
defensiveprecautionarydeterrentprotectiveprecautionpreclusivepreemptivepreventiveprophylacticprotectionremedysafeguardinjurymedicine
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