curative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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 healing remedial therapeutic medicinal restorative

Opposites

harmful noxious pathogenic

Word family

Derived forms curatively

Related forms cure curate curator

Etymology

From Medieval Latin curativus ('curing, able to heal'), from Latin curare ('to take care of, heal'), from cura ('care').

curativus Medieval Latin cura Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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