English Explanatory Dictionary

curative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
  2. Remediative.
noun
  1. A substance that acts as a cure.
adj
  1. of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"

Pronunciation

/ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curative.wav

Word forms

curative more curative most curative curatives

Etymology

From Middle French curatif.

Related words

therapeutic remedial

Derived words

curatively curativeness noncurative subcurative
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