sanative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonsanative adjective
Etymology
Origin of sanative
1400–50; < Medieval Latin sānātīvus ( sanatory, -ive ); replacing late Middle English sanatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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The incident came at a particularly sanative time in France, which is still reeling from a deadly assault by Islamic State extremists last month.
From Los Angeles Times
Absolutely plastered … send us your favourite sanative songs.
From The Guardian
Let him eschew such hyper-erudite monstrosities—let him stick to the 'recital' of sane and sanative music, and he will attain a reputation above all contemporary musical mono-facturers—and what is more, deserve it.'
From Project Gutenberg
After this, they would hang him up again, so that the medicine of the rope, the board, and the bucket, had a fair opportunity to exert their sanative properties.
From Project Gutenberg
When Braid discovered that hypnosis could be induced without passes, the mesmerists felt that their theory of a sanative effluence was dangerously attacked.
From Project Gutenberg
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