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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle French curatif.
Adjective
curative (comparative more curative, superlative most curative)
- Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
- The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.
- 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 384:
- Making this request is not considered a curative measure but only for preventive purposes, as the Rambam rights, "A healthy man may read scriptural passages and psalms in order to merit of this reading and be with him and protect him from danger and hurtful influences."
- 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 41:
- He was just as interested in preventive care as he was in curative measures.
- (figurative, by extension) Remediative.
- a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony
Derived terms
Translations
possessing the ability to cure
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See also
Noun
curative (plural curatives)
- A substance that acts as a cure.
Etymology 2
Adjective
curative (not comparable)
- (grammar) of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
- Hypernym: causative
Usage notes
- Curative verbs are common in Uralic languages.
Translations
(grammar) of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
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