curative
Use Curative in a sentence
ə noun
2.
a curative agent; remedy.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French curatif < Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, equivalent to Late Latin cūrāt(us) (past participle of curāre to care for, attend to; see cure); see -ive
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French curatif < Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, equivalent to Late Latin cūrāt(us) (past participle of curāre to care for, attend to; see cure); see -ive
Related forms
cur·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·cur·a·tive, adjective
non·cur·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·cur·a·tive·ness, noun
sub·cur·a·tive, noun, adjective
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World English Dictionary
curative (ˈkjʊərətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able or tending to cure |
| —n | |
| 2. | anything able to heal or cure |
| 'curatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'curativeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
curative
1530s, from Fr. curatif (15c.), from L. curat-, pp. stem of curare "to cure" (see cure). As a noun, attested from 1857.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
curative cu·ra·tive (ky&oobreve;r'ə-tĭv)
adj.
Serving or tending to cure.
Of or relating to the cure of disease.
Something that cures; a remedy.
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Example sentences
Of course, those providing the curative agent would have the right to a fair return on investment.
The physician's function is fast becoming social and preventative, rather than individual and curative.
The immigrants apparently needed to keep chicken special, so a secular mythology arose about chicken soup being curative.
In her teens, she studied herbal cures with traditional healers and learned the power of curative plants.
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