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noun
2.
a curative agent; remedy.
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Curative
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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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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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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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