Meaning curative
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early 15c., from Old French curatif (15c.) "curative, healing," from Latin curat-, past participle stem of curare "to cure" (see cure (v.)). As a noun, attested from 1857.
Source: etymonline.com

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curative


able to cure or treat a disease or illness.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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curative


curing (pop)
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serving or intended to cure defects [ instructions to the jury]
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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(n) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain(adj) tending to cure or restore to health
Source: beedictionary.com

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Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness. ''The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the '50s was amazing at the time.''
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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