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restorativeadj.n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: restore v.1, -ative suffix. Etymology: < restore v.1 + -ative suffix, originally after Anglo-Norman and Middle French restauratif and its etymon post-classical Latin restaurativus restaurative adj.1 Compare Italian ristorativo (first half of the 14th cent.). Compare restaurative adj.1 With the use as noun compare restaurative n. and the parallel nouns from Romance languages cited at that entry. A. adj.the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add.) f. 88 Me schal ȝeue þe pacient medicines comfortatif & restoratif þat restoreþ þe spirites & bryngiþ ham aȝen. c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate (1901) l. 2748 (MED) Ther may no corrupcion Damage..the holsom fruytes..Throgh the vertu vegetatyve, Passyngly restoratyve, Holsom to norissh and to restore. a1456 J. Lydgate (1911) i. 43 (MED) Þis bred of lyfe yee kepe in Remembraunce..Youre restoratyff celestyal manna. a1475 (Sloane) (1862) 18 (MED) Sethe hom [sc. oysters] in mylke þou schalle..Hit is holden restoratyf fode. a1513 W. Dunbar (1998) I. 274 O ȝe heremytis and ankirsadillis, That..eitis no meit restorative. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece sig. A.iii Titan..Diffounding down his heit restoratiue [Bannatyne restoretive] To euery frute. 1584 T. Cogan x. 31 Rise potage..is verie pleasant and easie of digestion and restoratiue. 1606 T. Dekker iii. sig. D1v The very shadow of thee hath beene to them a restoritiue Consolation. 1665 T. Herbert (new ed.) 69 The air for eight months is very pure and restorative. 1758 J. S. Hylton Let. 24 Feb. in J. E. Tierney (1988) 344 With the use of good restorative diet, and the fresh Air..now and then, as he can bear it will soon set him up again. 1762 A. Murphy Ess. Life & Genius H. Fielding 46 in H. Fielding I To try if there was any restorative quality in the more genial air of that climate. 1836 J. C. Loudon (rev. ed.) 1070 The famous ginseng, which is produced by a Panax, is reputed to have powerful tonic, restorative, and even aphrodisiacal qualities. 1868 R. Browning I. i. 6 The thing's restorative I' the touch and sight. 1875 A. Maclaren 2nd Ser. iv. 67 The depth of our need determines the strength of the restorative power put forth. 1902 XXV. 203/1 As to the source of the nitrogen of the root-crops—the so-called ‘restorative crops’—these are as dependent as any crop that is grown on available nitrogen within the soil. 1938 E. Goudge (1998) xiv. 312 He perceived that food for the body had proved so restorative that spiritual comfort was not now required. 1997 26 Oct. (Sport section) 3/2 After successive big-game defeats against Everton and Strasbourg, Liverpool needed a restorative result. 2006 9 Aug. 68/1 You may need only five or six hours uninterrupted shut-eye to get enough of the restorative sleep that keeps you healthy. the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [adjective] > restorative 1859 J. Tomes 217 Transposed teeth..do not admit of restorative treatment. 1892 26 325 We should begin with children and let our treatment be preventive rather than restorative. 1963 C. R. Cowell et al. i. 1 Gold is stronger than other restorative materials and can be used in thin sections without danger of fracture. 1974 25 Apr. 17/3 It was first thought that the council might buy a mobile unit and employ a full time dentist who could..do restorative dentistry. 2005 Aug. 244/1 Prosthodontics is the dental speciality dealing with cosmetic and restorative dentistry—the art and science of replacement, repair and maintenance of teeth. B. n. 1. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > restorative a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) iii. l. 2574 (MED) Ageyn siknesse men seeke medicynes..Restoratyves, and eek confecciuns. a1456 J. Lydgate Seying of Nightingale (Trin. Cambr.) 247 in (1911) i. 230 (MED) He gaf his body to man for chief repaast, Restoratyff best in þe fourme of bred. a1500 Treat. Ghostly Battle in C. Horstmann (1896) II. 428 (MED) Thy body..though thou kept hit neuer so welle with delycate metys and drynkes..or eny other maner restorytyfys, yet hit shalle dye. ?c1500 (Digby) 486 Here, lady, is wyn,..to..woman a good restoratyff. 1547 A. Borde i. f. xli Al maner of cordyalles and restoratiues..doth comfort the hert. 1589 T. Cartwright Two Lett. in (1951) 97 Vnlesse their weak faith be..lifted vp by some comfortable restoratiues of the sweete promises of grace and mercy in Christe. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi 105 The Princesse..calling for some cordials and restoratives, gave them her. a1680 S. Butler (1759) I. 91 And Sleep, Death's Brother,..Gave weary'd Nature a Restorative. 1745 E. Young 108 Rest; Man's rich Restorative. 1796 (new ed.) xv. 271 Knuckle Broth..is a certain restorative at the beginning of a decline. 1806 ‘Ignotus’ (ed. 3) 222 In cases where restoratives are required, a basin of milk [etc.]. 1861 F. Nightingale (new ed.) 53 Coffee is a better restorative than tea, but a greater impairer of the digestion. 1953 S. J. Perelman in 14 Mar. 31/3 No restorative in the world can counteract the effect of a line like that, except maybe a cherry smash. 1991 P. Angadi (1992) vi. 47 The knowledge that he was needed and appreciated for the following few days was a great restorative. 2003 17 Dec. i. 16/1 In China it [sc. chicken soup] is given as a restorative to women after childbirth. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > restoratives for faintness 1825 E. A. Archer I. 268 The attendant applied a restorative, and returning consciousness soon relumined her fine countenance. 1852 H. B. Stowe II. xxviii. 141 St. Clare had fainted,..but, as Miss Ophelia applied restoratives, he revived, opened his eyes. 1869 W. H. Ainsworth I. ii. iv. 208 Fortunately there were plenty of restoratives at hand, and..the young man soon regained his consciousness. 1914 E. R. Burroughs xix. 263 When restoratives had been applied several of the men regained consciousness. the mind > possession > giving > giving back or restitution > [noun] ?c1500 (Digby) 651 [Two debtors,] þe whych wher pore, and myth make no restoratyf. the world > health and disease > healing > [noun] > restoration to health the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > nourishing food > nourishing quality 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano sig. G These .iij. forsayde thynges are comfortable and of greate restoratiue [L. maxime comfortantium] for mans body. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano sig. Hijv If wyne be dronke for nourishement, for restoratiue of the body [L. Si bibatur vinum ratione nutritionis corporis restaurationis]. 1562 J. Heywood Of Mine Acquayntance Certaine Yong Man i. xi, in sig. E iv He..hopeth vpon you in some condicion. Not by purgacion, but by restoratiue. To strength his weakenesse to keepe him aliue. 1602 J. Davies sig. L 1v What if an aking head were crown'd with gold, What could that doe, more then to paine it more? It were too heauy, hard, and too too cold, To giue it ease, or make it as before, Which goldes restoratiue cannot restore. 1616 J. Bullokar Prunellas, a fruite like small Figges, good for restoratiue, and to comfort the heart. the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > a plan 1821 J. Bentham 218 The remedy here ventured to be proposed is stiled without scruple a restorative: a plan for the restoring..the original composition of Juries. Compounds 1834 Jan. 3 This measure, deservedly hailed by all well-thinking men..as a great act of restorative justice. 1916 14 361 ‘Restorative justice’..namely, justice administered by the judicial machinery which restores a man to his proper right. 1977 5 Dec. 20/6 Congress has forbidden racial preferences in on-the-job training programs, and..we are not empowered by the equitable doctrine of restorative justice to ignore that proscription. 1988 (Nexis) 6 May c2 Prison Fellowship is working to reform prisons and prisoners, provide restorative justice to victims of crime and to formulate better sentencing guidelines. 2004 H. Kennedy (2005) x. 223 In New Zealand..I saw for myself programmes of restorative justice which drew upon Maori customary law and practice for the resolution of conflicts or wrongdoing in their communities. Derivatives the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adverb] the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adverb] 1835 38 162 How restoratively on our temples..were the blessed dews distilled! 1851 G. S. Faber iii. i After the Resurrection, Man's Spirit..will be again restoratively clothed with a material body. 1979 S. Allan xvii. 163 Two mugs full of restoratively strong tea. 2005 B. Williams iii. 74 At times, the police also find it difficult to act restoratively. 1727 N. Bailey II Restorativeness, a restoring quality. 1963 23 135/2 The change of our intentions from harsh punitiveness to lenient restorativeness. 2003 I. Vanfraechem in L. Walgrave xvii. 314 Family group conferences are considered to be practices that have a high degree of restorativeness since they include the victim, offender and the broader community. 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