curative

CEFRC1

/ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to cure or heal an illness.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A substance that acts as a cure.

Examples

  • The brain is the center of all curative energy.

  • The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

  2. of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"

More examples

In context

  • a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony

  • He was just as interested in preventive care as he was in curative measures.

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Doctors searched for a blank treatment to reverse the deadly disease.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French curatif.