Hyphenation of preventative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word preventative? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pre-ven-ta-tive

Definitions of preventative:

1.	Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease The doctor recommended several preventatives
2.	Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
3.	An agent or device intended to prevent conception
4.	Tending to prevent or hinder
5.	Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease Preventive medicine Vaccines are prophylactic A prophylactic drug

Synonyms of preventative:

adj	preventive, blockading, clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive, deterrent, frustrating, frustrative, thwarting, precautionary, precautional, preclusive, obviating, preemptive, prohibitive, prohibitory, protective
adj	preventive, prophylactic, healthful
noun	preventive, prophylactic, remedy, curative, cure
noun	hindrance, hitch, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
noun	contraceptive, preventive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device, device

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