curative
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈkjʊərətɪv/
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curativo
- And of course, when we start thinking about curative therapies, I mean, globally, you know, the issues are daunting.
Examples
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Similarly, the heartburn felt in recent decades by teachers of the humanities led many of them to grab for the curative of critical thinking, initially in the guise of "informal logic."
Academic text (2002) -
Hey, don't forget your curative.
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Hell, I'll even throw in a bottle of the curative.
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However, this lethal property also made it a curative, according to homeopathic medical theory and practice.
Academic text (1996) -
"The mansion house has a large selection of curatives.
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Here, a queue of elderly people are lining up and they're eager to get into the curative waters of the fountain.
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And pacing that made it compulsively watchable—just the curative for me after the previous evening's excruciating "Kinatay."
Blog text (21) -
The doctor recommended a natural curative to help alleviate her chronic pain.
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Herbal teas are often used as curatives for various digestive issues.
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The local pharmacy has a range of curatives that can improve overall well-being.
Synonyms
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2.1
Care to cure or reduce a health problem
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2.5
A medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away
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3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
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6.2
A treatment that cures disease or relieves pain
A medical treatment that removes a disease completely
Antonyms
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7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
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Etymology
Curative comes from the Latin word curare, which means 'to care for' or 'to heal', and it shares the same root as the common word cure. So a curative is a medicine or treatment that 'cares for' and heals disease.