curative

/ˈkjʊɹətɪv/KYUU-ruh-tiv

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/ˈkjʊɹətɪv/KYUU-ruh-tiv

Meaningtending to cure

Common meaning: able to heal

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curcare, concernLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 500 · scan
atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
iveadjective ending: tending to

Journey through time

Latincuratus‘one having the cure of souls’source
Englishcurate‘a priest who assists a parish priest’
Englishformed in English from curatecurative‘able to heal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from curate + -ive.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CURATE, p.147 · scan

Roots

cūra Latin “care, concern”

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