Meaning

2 senses

  1. Something with restoring properties.

  2. (euphemistic)An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.

More definitions
  • a device for treating injury or disease
  • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Include restorative yoga for relaxation and recovery.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. She felt stronger and full of life, as if she just woke up from a restorative rest.

    laetitiamg · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and M

From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative.

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Forms

plural: restoratives
Singularrestorative
Pluralrestoratives

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a device for treating injury or disease:corrective
  • a medicine that strengthens and invigorates:tonic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
restlesslyrestockrestorationC1restoreB1restorerrestrain

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