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| 1. | [ adjective ] (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens | |
| Related terms: | active | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (psychology) descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently | |
| Examples: | "proactive inhibition" "proactive interference" |
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| Related terms: | retroactive psychology | |
| Similar spelling: |
practise practice practised practiced precative Procter practicable practicum practical practitioner Pracht proctocele practicing practician Proctor Presti practically practicably |
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