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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

prophylactic

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/Used In Literature ↓

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

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Common Phrases

antibiotics prophylactictreatment prophylacticmeasures prophylacticuse prophylacticmeasure prophylacticagainst prophylactic
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Synonyms

safetypreventiveprotectivecautionaryrubbercondom

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Related Words

contraceptiveantifertilityhealthfulpreventative

Poetry examples for “prophylactic”

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