Restorative Meaning
/ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjServing to restore.
nounSomething with restoring properties.
Sentence Examples
Include restorative yoga for relaxation and recovery.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After surgery, patients need a ____ period of rest to heal properly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The spa offered a range of ____ treatments designed to ease tension and promote a sense of wellbeing.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight."
— 1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
"Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you."
— 2017 February 17, Dana Santas, “Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help”, in CNN:
"Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved."
— 2019, Bridget Sweet, Thinking Outside the Voice Box, page 71:
"Marianne’s joy was almost a degree beyond happiness, so great was the perturbation of her spirits and her impatience to be gone. Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive."
— 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 25:
"For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 211:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After surgery, patients need a ____ period of rest to heal properly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The spa offered a range of ____ treatments designed to ease tension and promote a sense of wellbeing.