cure vs preventative

preventative vs cure

cure and preventative both are nouns.

cure is not an adjective while preventative is an adjective.

cure is a verb but preventative is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cure	Yes	No	Yes	No
preventative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, preventative is a hyponym of cure; that is, preventative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cure:

cure: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
preventative: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

Other hyponyms of cure include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventive, prophylactic.

cure (noun)	preventative (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
	an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

cure (adjective)	preventative (adjective)
	tending to prevent or hinder
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

cure (verb)	preventative (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
be or become preserved
make (substances) hard and improve their usability

Difference between cure and preventative

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