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sanatory

UK/ˈsænətəɹi/US/ˈsænəˌtɔɹi/

sanatory adjective: producing health; healing or curative.

Adjective

sanatory (comparative more sanatory, superlative most sanatory)

  1. producing health; healing or curative
    • Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc.1846, Thomas De Quincey, On Christianity, as an Organ of Political Movement
    • And now, at the period of Lucy's visit, no step had been taken to procure a nurse, Mr. Crawley having resolved to take upon himself the duties of that position. In his absolute ignorance of all sanatory measures, he had thrown himself on his knees to pray; […]1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage
    Synonyms:
    sanative

sanatory meaning in Tamil

sanatory in Tamil

பிணிநீக்கும் திறனுடைய

Synonyms of sanatory

Forms of sanatory

comparativemore sanatory
superlativemost sanatory

Origin of sanatory

From Late Latin sānātōrius. See sanable.

Questions about sanatory

What does sanatory mean?
Sanatory means producing health; healing or curative.
What is sanatory in Tamil?
Sanatory in Tamil is பிணிநீக்கும் திறனுடைய. See Sanatory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sanatory?
Sanatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sanatory?
Sanatory is pronounced /ˈsænətəɹi/ (UK).

Words near sanatory in the dictionary

  1. sanatives
  2. sanatoria
  3. sanatorial
  4. sanatorium
  5. sanatoriums
  6. sanatory
  7. sanbenito
  8. sanbenitos
  9. Sanborn
  10. Sanborn County
  11. sanbornite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sanatory (page history and authors); sanatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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