curative
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curative¹
- /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French curatif.
adjective more curative · 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.
- Remediative. a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony
noun curatives
- A substance that acts as a cure.
curative²
- /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/
adjective
- of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
Translations
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adj possessing the ability to cure
| Español | curativo |
|---|---|
| Português | curativo |
| Français | curatif |
| Deutsch | heilend, heilkräftig |
| Italiano | curativo |
| Ελληνικά | ιαματικός iamatikós |
| Русский | целе́бный celébnyj, цели́тельный celítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "curative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. curative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/curative "curative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/curative.
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@misc{curative_2026,
title = {curative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curative},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
