ameliorative vs prophylactic

ameliorative

adj
  • Able to repair or ameliorate. 

  • Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve. 

  • Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. 

noun
  • A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • That which betters or improves. 

prophylactic

adj
  • Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy 

noun
  • A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. 

  • Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. 

  • A prophylactic condom. 

How often have the words ameliorative and prophylactic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )