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sanative

sanative adjective: that cures or restores; curative or restorative.

Adjective

sanative (comparative more sanative, superlative most sanative)

  1. That cures or restores; curative or restorative.

Noun

sanative (plural sanatives)

  1. A curative or restorative remedy.

Forms of sanative

Adjective
comparativemore sanative
superlativemost sanative
Noun
pluralsanatives

Origin of sanative

From Middle English sanatif, sanative, sanatyf, sanatyfe, sanatyve, from Middle French sanatif, from Early Medieval Latin sānātīvus, from Latin sānātus, from sānō, from sānus.

Words formed from sanative

Questions about sanative

What does sanative mean?
Sanative means that cures or restores; curative or restorative.
What part of speech is sanative?
Sanative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sanative in the dictionary

  1. sanataria
  2. sanatarium
  3. sanatariums
  4. sanation
  5. sanations
  6. sanative
  7. sanatively
  8. sanativeness
  9. sanatives
  10. sanatoria
  11. sanatorial

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