See Also: Proactive(money)
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proactive adjective. M20.
[from PRO-2 + ACTIVE adjective.]
Psychology. That affects the remembering of what is subsequently learned. Esp. in proactive inhibition, the impairment of memory of some learned material or task by a condition present prior to the learning of it. M20.
Of a person, policy, etc.: creating or controlling a situation by taking the initiative or anticipating events; ready to take initiative, tending to make things happen. L20.
NATFHE Journal Members should take a proactive role with regard to the marketing of their college.
proactively adverb L20.
proac'tivity noun proactive behaviour or practice L20.