curative
curative · more curative · most curative
целебный, целительный
heilend, heilkräftig
Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illnessPossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
/ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/
» The brain is the center of all curative energy.
Meaning
3 sensesPossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.
heilend, heilkräftig
целе́бныйcelébnyj, цели́тельныйcelítelʹnyj
(broadly, figuratively)Remediative.
a curative jury instruction to disregard the sheriff's testimony
(not comparable)Of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
More definitions
- tending to cure or restore to health
Examples
1 sentencesThe brain is the center of all curative energy.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
possessing the ability to cure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
possessing the ability to cure:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French curatif.Borrowed from Middle French curatif.
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Forms
more curative, most curative| Comparative | more curative Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most curative Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- tending to cure or restore to health:healingalterativeremedialsanativetherapeutic
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form