forestalling vs preventive

forestalling

noun
  • The act of one who forestalls. 

preventive

noun
  • A thing that slows the development of an illness. 

  • A contraceptive, especially a condom. 

adj
  • Carried out to deter military aggression. 

  • Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic. 

  • Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. 

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