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# curative

adjective (curative); noun (a curative, rare)

«curative» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to cure an illness or make someone healthy again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#m1)
2. (formal) Meant to correct or put right a problem, not just to stop it from getting worse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#m2)
3. (noun, rare) A medicine or treatment that cures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons «curative» treatment cures a disease, while «preventive» treatment stops you getting it. In stories and history, people believed in the curative powers of springs, herbs and spells. Phrases: «curative powers», «curative properties», «curative treatment».

### Examples

- The old woman believed the spring water had curative powers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x1)
- Doctors hoped the new medicine would be curative. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x2)
- Some plants have curative properties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x3)
- Surgery can be curative if the problem is found early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x4)
- Rest and fluids have a curative effect on a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x5)
- (formal) The council took curative measures to fix the flooding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «KYOOR-a-tiv». Trap: many products claim «curative powers» without proof — a claim is not evidence. Opposite idea: «preventive» (stopping illness before it starts).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curative» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curative/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curative» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curative.html) on Mova free.