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restorative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\ (r?*st?r"?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. restoratif.] Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore. Destroys life's enemy, Hunger, with sweet restorative delight. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\, n. Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: restorative adj 1: tending to impart new life and vigor to "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {renewing}, {reviving}, {revitalizing}] 2: promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise" [syn: {recuperative}] n 1: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: {tonic}] 2: a device for treating injury or disease [syn: {corrective}]
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