reparative

[ ri-par-uh-tiv ]

/ rɪˈpær ə tɪv /

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adjective

tending to repair; repairing; mending.

pertaining to or involving reparation.

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Also re·par·a·to·ry

[ri-par-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /rɪˈpær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of reparative

From the Late Latin word reparātīvus, dating back to 1650–60. See reparation, -ive

His reparative spell at the end of No Way Home, while saving the world, probably has wide-ranging effects that he feels responsible for.
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The Christian ‘reparative’ therapy group ruined the lives of untold numbers of gay people.
‘I Am Sorry’— Alan Chambers’s Apology and the End of Exodus International|James Kirchick|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A brief background: Reparative therapy exists to explain why, if God hates gay people so much, they exist in the first place?
Orthodox Rabbis Say Gay ‘Cure’ Therapy Doesn’t Work|Jay Michaelson|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I have no doubt many of them would prefer that reparative therapy actually worked.
Orthodox Rabbis Say Gay ‘Cure’ Therapy Doesn’t Work|Jay Michaelson|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

If someone wants to try reparative therapy to help them live according to the rules, Rosenbluth said, they should have the right.
Gay Orthodox Jews Sue Over Therapy That Claims to ‘Cure’ Them|Zoë Blackler|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Torah Declaration also claims that the Torah doesn't merely sanction reparative therapy—it mandates it.
Gay Orthodox Jews Sue Over Therapy That Claims to ‘Cure’ Them|Zoë Blackler|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A reparative period of about four days follows, and then a period of quiescence until the next menstruation commences.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
What has been done has been reparative, and all in the best taste.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould
No doubt this was the boon by which the reparative Chamber would signalise its joyous advent.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
Sleep and quiet are essential features of nature's reparative process.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague
This reparative power is possessed by some other animals, of which the starfishes and crustacea are the most familiar instances.
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