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Webster 1913 Edition


Curative

Cur′a-tive

(k?r′?-t?v)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
curatif
. See
Cure
,
Verb.
T.
]
Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Curative

CURATIVE

,
Adj.
Relating to the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

Definition 2024


curative

curative

English

Adjective

curative (comparative more curative, superlative most curative)

  1. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
    The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the '50s was amazing at the time.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ky.ʁa.tiv/

Adjective

curative

  1. feminine singular of curatif

Italian

Adjective

curative

  1. feminine plural of curativo

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