restorative

[ ri-stawr-uh-tiv, -stohr- ]

/ rɪˈstɔr ə tɪv, -ˈstoʊr- /

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adjective

serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.

capable of renewing health or strength.

noun

a restorative agent, means, or the like.

a means of restoring a person to consciousness: Smelling salts serve as a restorative.

Nearby words

reston, restoral, restoration, restoration comedy, restorationism, restorative, restorative dentistry, restorative justice, restore, restoring spring, restr.

Origin of restorative

1350–1400; Middle English restoratif (adj. and noun) < Middle French restauratif < Latin restaurāt(us) (past participle of restaurāre to restore) + Middle French -if -ive

Related forms

non·re·stor·a·tive, adjective, nounun·re·stor·a·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for restorative

After, the restorative effects of “two jiggers from an old bottle of Wild Turkey,” he began the next chapter of his life.
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And next week I'm starting something very exciting with a woman who is going to do an hour of restorative yoga with me.
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A-listers including Madonna, Matthew McConaughey, and Demi Moore are hawking the restorative powers of coconut water.
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Despite all this sensational, restorative sex, Stone is a teeny bit defensive about his heterosexuality.
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Blanche, anxiously watching her, saw the serious necessity for giving some restorative to her instantly.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
As a cooling and refreshing drink in warm weather; and as a restorative after hard drink, fatigue, &c.
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He looked vainly round the tent for a restorative—a drug, a flask of brandy, even a cup of water.
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Tonics are used in the same diseases on the Restorative plan; but their utility extends also to other cases on the same grounds.
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I must own, I have put some restorative drops in it, which are excellent.
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British Dictionary definitions for restorative

restorative

/ (rɪˈstɒrətɪv) /

adjective

tending to revive or renew health, spirits, etc

noun

anything that restores or revives, esp a drug or agent that promotes health or strength

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Medicine definitions for restorative

restorative

[ rĭ-stôr′ə-tĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to restoration.

Tending or having the power to restore.

n.

A medicine or other agent that helps to restore health, strength, or consciousness.