curative

[ kyoor-uh-tiv ]

/ ˈkyʊər ə tɪv /

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adjective

serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.

noun

a curative agent; remedy.

Origin of curative

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

OTHER WORDS FROM curative

cur·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·cur·a·tive, adjectivenon·cur·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·cur·a·tive·ness, noun

sub·cur·a·tive, noun, adjective

Words nearby curative

curarine, curarize, curassow, curate, curate's egg, curative, curative dose, curator, curb, curb ball, curb cut

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Example sentences from the Web for curative

Mathematical models predict they could cut transmission by 80 percent or more, long before curative therapies or safe and effective vaccines become available.
The Case for Rapid At-Home COVID Testing for Everyone - Facts So Romantic|Robert Bazell|August 5, 2020|Nautilus
But in all cases, the appropriate course of antibiotics has been curative.
Predator Doctors Take Advantage of Patients With ‘Chronic Lyme’ Scam|Russell Saunders|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For thousands of years men and women in many cultures have used cannabis as a curative and a source of fiber and oil.
Victory for Pot Means Beginning of the End of Our Crazy Drug War|Martin A. Lee|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nora could arm and disarm within a sentence, could wield a barb and its curative salve within a phrase.
Remembering Nora Ephron as Our Dorothy Parker, but More|Stephen Schiff|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn credited kombucha with curative properties in his novel The Cancer Ward.
Is Celebrity Favorite Kombucha Really a Health and Anti-Aging Cure?|Anneli Rufus|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Since the liver regenerates, “that can be curative—or at least it can let patients do a lot better.”
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And yet if I suffer it can only be with what I may call a curative suffering.
The Conquest of Fear|Basil King
Did you never read Sweetsir's novel, dashed off in the intervals of curative perspiration at a German bath?
My Lady's Money|Wilkie Collins
But the work of water and its curative effects can be easily seen and understood.
A Guide to Health|Mahatma Gandhi
I am much interested in making known the excellence of the Cluthe Truss, for I have confidence in its curative process.
Cluthe's Advice to the Ruptured|Chas. Cluthe & Sons
Illnesses are nature's curative processes, so the doctors tell us.
Second String|Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for curative

curative

/ (ˈkjʊərətɪv) /

adjective

able or tending to cure

noun

anything able to heal or cure

Derived forms of curative

curatively, adverbcurativeness, noun

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Medical definitions for curative

curative

[ kyur′ə-tĭv ]

adj.

Serving or tending to cure.

Of or relating to the cure of disease.

n.

Something that cures; a remedy.

单词	curative
释义	curative [ kyoor-uh-tiv ] / ˈkyʊər ə tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial. noun a curative agent; remedy. Origin of curative 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 OTHER WORDS FROM curative cur·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·cur·a·tive, adjectivenon·cur·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·cur·a·tive·ness, noun sub·cur·a·tive, noun, adjective Words nearby curative curarine, curarize, curassow, curate, curate's egg, curative, curative dose, curator, curb, curb ball, curb cut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curative Mathematical models predict they could cut transmission by 80 percent or more, long before curative therapies or safe and effective vaccines become available. The Case for Rapid At-Home COVID Testing for Everyone - Facts So Romantic\|Robert Bazell\|August 5, 2020\|Nautilus But in all cases, the appropriate course of antibiotics has been curative. Predator Doctors Take Advantage of Patients With ‘Chronic Lyme’ Scam\|Russell Saunders\|September 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For thousands of years men and women in many cultures have used cannabis as a curative and a source of fiber and oil. Victory for Pot Means Beginning of the End of Our Crazy Drug War\|Martin A. Lee\|November 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Nora could arm and disarm within a sentence, could wield a barb and its curative salve within a phrase. Remembering Nora Ephron as Our Dorothy Parker, but More\|Stephen Schiff\|June 27, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn credited kombucha with curative properties in his novel The Cancer Ward. Is Celebrity Favorite Kombucha Really a Health and Anti-Aging Cure?\|Anneli Rufus\|February 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Since the liver regenerates, “that can be curative—or at least it can let patients do a lot better.” Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment\|Sharon Begley\|October 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST And yet if I suffer it can only be with what I may call a curative suffering. The Conquest of Fear\|Basil King Did you never read Sweetsir's novel, dashed off in the intervals of curative perspiration at a German bath? My Lady's Money\|Wilkie Collins But the work of water and its curative effects can be easily seen and understood. A Guide to Health\|Mahatma Gandhi I am much interested in making known the excellence of the Cluthe Truss, for I have confidence in its curative process. Cluthe's Advice to the Ruptured\|Chas. Cluthe & Sons Illnesses are nature's curative processes, so the doctors tell us. Second String\|Anthony Hope British Dictionary definitions for curative curative / (ˈkjʊərətɪv) / adjective able or tending to cure noun anything able to heal or cure Derived forms of curative curatively, adverbcurativeness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to curative remedial, corrective, invigorating, healthful, salutary, therapeutic, medicinal, tonic, curing, pick-me-up, restorative, beneficial, helpful, wholesome, alleviative, medicable, medicative, remedying, sanative, shot in the arm Medical definitions for curative curative [ kyur′ə-tĭv ] adj. Serving or tending to cure. Of or relating to the cure of disease. n. Something that cures; a remedy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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curative

adjective

noun

Origin of curative

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Example sentences from the Web for curative

British Dictionary definitions for curative

adjective

noun

Derived forms of curative

Words related to curative

Medical definitions for curative

adj.

n.