Curative
/ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A substance that acts as a cure.
- 2 a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain wordnet
Adjective
- 1 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."
- 2 of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something" not-comparable
- 3 Remediative. broadly, figuratively
"a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony"
Adjective
- 1 tending to cure or restore to health wordnet
Example
More examples"The brain is the center of all curative energy."
Etymology
From Middle French curatif.