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cu·ra·tive

(kyo͝or′ə-tĭv)

adj.

1. Serving or tending to cure.

2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.

Something that cures; a remedy.

[Middle English, from Old French curatif, from Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, from Latin cūrātus, past participle of cūrāre, to cure, from cūra, care; see cure.]

cu′ra·tive·ly adv.

cu′ra·tive·ness n.

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curative

(ˈkjʊərətɪv)

adj

(Medicine) Also: curatory able or tending to cure

(Medicine) anything able to heal or cure

ˈcuratively adv

ˈcurativeness n

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cur•a•tive

(ˈkyʊər ə tɪv)

adj.

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

2. a curative agent; remedy.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin]

cur′a•tive•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	curative - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain cure, therapeutic, remedy treatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafness antidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison emetic, nauseant, vomitive, vomit - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfort lotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation alleviant, palliative, alleviator - remedy that alleviates pain without curing catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists preventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Adj.	1.	curative - tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" alterative, healing, sanative, therapeutic, remedial healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

curative

adjective restorative, healing, therapeutic, tonic, corrective, medicinal, remedial, salutary, healthful, health-giving The curative powers of fresh air and sunlight are well known.

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curative

adjective

Serving to cure:

remedial, restorative, therapeutic.

noun

Something that corrects or counteracts:

antidote, corrective, countermeasure, cure, remedy.

Translations

شافِ، شِفائي، عِلاجي

léčebnýléčivý

helbredendekurerende

heilend

curatif

gyógyhatású

læknandi

curativo

helbredende helse-legende

iyileştirentedavi eden

有疗效的

curative

[ˈkjʊərətɪv] ADJ → curativo

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curative

[ˈkjʊərətɪv] adj (= healing) [treatment, effect, powers] → curatif/ive

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curative

adj → Heil-, heilend; curative powers → Heilkräfte pl

n → Heilmittel nt

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curative

[ˈkjʊərətɪv]

1. adj → curativo/a

2. n → cura, rimedio

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cure

(kjuə) verb

1. to make better. That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.

2. to get rid of (an illness etc). That pill cured my headache.

3. to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.

noun

something which cures. They're trying to find a cure for cancer.

ˈcurable adjective

able to be cured. a curable form of cancer.

curative (ˈkjuərətiv) adjective

intended to, or likely to, cure. curative treatment.

cur·a·tive

n. curativo, remedio, agente que tiene propiedades curativas.

curative

adj curativo

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The well was in a dark chamber which stood in the center of a cut-stone chapel, whose walls were hung with pious pictures of a workmanship that would have made a chromo feel good; pictures historically commemorative of curative miracles which had been achieved by the waters when nobody was looking.

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The public not unnaturally goes on the principle that he who would heal others must himself be whole, and looks askance at the curative powers of the man whose own case is beyond the reach of his drugs.

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