curative C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈkjʊrətɪv/ UK /ˈkjʊərətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to cure disease; a remedy The springs were long believed to have curative powers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to cure disease; a remedy healingremedialtherapeuticmedicinalrestorative ↔ Opposites harmfulnoxiouspathogenic Word family Derived forms curatively Related forms curecuratecurator Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin curativus ('curing, able to heal'), from Latin curare ('to take care of, heal'), from cura ('care'). curativus Medieval Latin cura Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # curative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkjʊrətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkjʊərətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. able to cure disease; a remedy ## Examples - The springs were long believed to have curative powers. ## Synonyms - healing - remedial - therapeutic - medicinal - restorative ## Antonyms - harmful - noxious - pathogenic ## Derived Forms - curatively ## Related Forms - cure - curate - curator ## Roots and Affixes - Root: curativus - Root: cura ## Etymology From Medieval Latin curativus ('curing, able to heal'), from Latin curare ('to take care of, heal'), from cura ('care'). ## AI Etymology Curative is from Medieval Latin curativus ('curing, able to heal'), from Latin curare ('to take care of, heal'), from cura ('care'). Important recorded forms include curativus (Medieval Latin) and cura (Latin). The current sense covers able to cure disease; a remedy. The wider family includes derived forms such as curatively and related words such as cure, curate, and curator. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown