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antipestilential

antipestilential

9.9
Preventing the spread of contagious disease
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : antipestilencial
  • The doctor prescribed antipestilential herbs to help protect the villagers from the outbreak.

Examples

  • The fragrant flowers (including roses, violets, hyacinths, and narcissus) served antipestilential functions, since their scent was thought to purify the air of deadly miasmas.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In Poussin's painting, Flora's gesture with the roses recalls this antipestilential motif involving an herbal prophylactic.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Antipestilential measures were implemented to safeguard the population from potential disease.

  • During the epidemic, the use of antipestilential treatments was crucial in preventing the spread of illness.

Synonyms

prophylactic
vsantipestilential
  • Specialized
4 7.5

Used to prevent infection or disease

focuses specifically on preventing infectious or epidemic disease
chemoprophylactic
vsantipestilential
  • Specialized
9.3

Used to prevent infection by giving a chemical drug before exposure

uses measures beyond drugs, not only chemical prevention

Antonyms

pestilential
  • Literature
1 9.9

Causing or spreading a serious disease among many people

Surface Forms

antipestilential positive

Morphology

antipestilential = pestilential (transparent) = anti + pestilence + ial

The word is built directly from the known prefix anti- plus pestilential, so the meaning 'counteracting pestilence' is straightforward.

Etymology

Antipestilential joins anti- 'against' and pestilence 'plague', and you can also see the simple word pest meaning a harmful creature. So, it describes things or actions that fight or protect against dangerous disease.