curative

[ kyoo r-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈkyʊər ə tɪv /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR curative ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.

noun

a curative agent; remedy.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of curative

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French curatif < Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, equivalent to Late Latin cūrāt(us) (past participle of curāre to care for, attend to; see cure); see -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM curative

Words nearby curative

curarine, curarize, curassow, curate, curate's egg, curative, curative dose, curator, curaçao, curb, curb ball
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to curative

remedial, corrective, invigorating, healthful, salutary, therapeutic, medicinal, tonic, curing, pick-me-up, restorative, beneficial, helpful, wholesome, alleviative, medicable, medicative, remedying, sanative, vulnerary

Example sentences from the Web for curative

British Dictionary definitions for curative

curative
/ (ˈkjʊərətɪv) /

adjective

able or tending to cure

noun

anything able to heal or cure

Derived forms of curative

curatively, adverbcurativeness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for curative

curative
[ kyur′ə-tĭv ]

adj.

Serving or tending to cure.
Of or relating to the cure of disease.

n.

Something that cures; a remedy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.