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Emptive

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counter-offensivenoun	An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.
preemptive	Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
counteroffensivenoun	US spelling of counter-offensive. [An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.]
procataleptic	(rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised.
proactive	Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.
antiepidemicnoun	Countering or preventing an epidemic.
antipandemic	Countering or preventing a pandemic.
pre-emptive	Alternative spelling of preemptive. [Of or relating to preemption.]
anticollisionnoun	Acting to combat or prevent collisions
preactive	Relating to action taken as a result of a predicted future activity
preëmptive	Rare spelling of preemptive. [Of or relating to preemption.]
preventive	Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
preemptory	Pertaining to preemption.
antispreading	Preventing or countering the spread of something.
preventative	Alternative form of preventive. [Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.]
anticrisisnoun	(politics) Intended to prevent or counter a crisis.
proleptic	Anticipatory; prescient or forward-looking.
interceptive	(more specifically) Pertaining to the prevention of pregnancy by interfering with the implantation of the embryo in the uterus.
antipluvial	(rare) Combatting or protecting one from the rain.
pre-action	Before an action takes place, especially a legal action.

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