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curative
/ˈkjʊɹətɪv/
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What does curative mean?
adjective
- Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
- (figuratively) Remediative.
noun
- A substance that acts as a cure.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkjʊɹətɪv/
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So often was it subjected to warm, curative treatment in various resting-places that it was hunted from pillar to post.
There will be no doubt left in the mind that there is a curative power in the chemical rays of the sun.