restorative C1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #48400 Meanings 1 adj Having the power to make you feel healthy, strong, or refreshed again. After the long hike, a restorative cup of tea was exactly what she needed. 2 adj Helping to bring back energy, life, or vigour. A good night's sleep has a wonderfully restorative effect. 3 noun Something, such as food or medicine, that restores strength or health. The doctor recommended a mild restorative after his illness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having the power to make... recuperative 2 adj · helping to bring back... renewingrevitalisingrevitalizingreviving 3 noun · something, such as food or... tonic ↔ Opposites nonrestorative Word family Forms restoratives Etymology AI details From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative. restoratif Middle English restaurātīvus la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # restorative **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 48400 ## Meanings 1. Having the power to make you feel healthy, strong, or refreshed again. 2. Helping to bring back energy, life, or vigour. 3. Something, such as food or medicine, that restores strength or health. ## Examples - After the long hike, a restorative cup of tea was exactly what she needed. - A good night's sleep has a wonderfully restorative effect. - The doctor recommended a mild restorative after his illness. ## Antonyms - nonrestorative ## Roots and Affixes - Root: restoratif - Root: restaurātīvus ## Etymology From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative. ## AI Etymology Restorative is from Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative. In present-day use, it can mean having the power to make you feel healthy, strong, or refreshed again, or helping to bring back energy, life, or vigour. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown