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roborative

/ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/ US
/ˈɹɒbəɹətɪv/ US
/ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/ UK
/ˈɹobəɹətɪv/ UK

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From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to invigorate”) + -ive (“forming adjectives”) directly and via French roboratif, from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -ive.

adjective more roborative · most roborative

archaic, rare Synonym of roborant: strengthening, invigorating, or restorative. ... leſt we ſhould have confuſedly congeſted Roborative and Purgative Trochisks together, as many do, and that perperouſly; we have adjoyned all the Cathartical, as Trochisks of Rhabarb, of Agarick, and of Alhandal, to the end of the third Section of our ſecond Book.
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noun roboratives

archaic, rare Synonym of roborant: a strengthening, invigorating, or restorative medicine, food, or treatment. VVe have hitherto exhibited Roboratives in the form of Powders, ſoft Electuaries, and Opiates...
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@misc{roborative_2026,
  title = {roborative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roborative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}