roborantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊb(ə)rənt/,

/ˈrəʊb(ə)rn̩t/,

/ˈrɒb(ə)rənt/,

/ˈrɒb(ə)rn̩t/, U.S.

/ˈrɑbəˌrənt/,

/ˈroʊbəˌrənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin roborantia, rōborant-, rōborāns, rōborāre.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin roborantia strengthening medicines (1542 or earlier), use as noun (perhaps short for roborantia medicamenta (1557 or earlier)) of neuter plural of classical Latin rōborant-, rōborāns (see below); as adjective < classical Latin rōborant-, rōborāns, present participle of rōborāre (see roborate v.).

Medicine. Now rare.

A. n.

A strengthening or restorative medicine, food, or treatment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > tonic

strengthening1571

strengthener1579

corroborative1601

fortification1655

roborant1661

corroborator1674

corroboratica1704

corroborant1738

bracer1740

tonic1799

invigorant1822

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 403 The vertigo is helped by temporal repellers, discutients, roborants,..and quinces.

1754 S. Mihles tr. A. von Haller Physiol. II. 446 Dropsies and fevers..must therefore be removed, not by purges and evacuants, but nervous roborants.

1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica II. 6 Upon the same ground [astringents] are fitly enough named Strengtheners or Roborants.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 130 Ginseng..has for ages been in high esteem..as a general restorative and roborant.

1874 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 54 Prunus Virginiana..is frequently useful in phthisis when a roborant is needed.

1916 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. Therapeutics (ed. 16) i. 52 Roborants are devoted to the repair and building up of tissues in the body, and comprise both food and drugs.

2004 J. A. Brinckmann & M. P. Lindenmaier tr. D. Frohne in M. Wichtl Herbal Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (ed. 3) 249/3 Gentian root is therefore considered to be not only a pure bitter, but also a roborant and tonic.

B. adj.

Strengthening; restorative; invigorating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > restorative

comfortive1377

restaurativea1393

comfortativea1398

resumptivea1398

cordial?a1425

corroborative1583

analeptical1606

corroborant1626

analeptica1629

vivifying1665

roborant1768

1768 P. Pott Gen. Remarks Fractures & Dislocations 22 Some make use of an adhesive, or what they chuse to call a roborant plaster.

1836 B. H. Smart Walker Remodelled Roborant,..strengthening.

1885 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. iii. iv. 491 Medicinal agents of roborant character should be exhibited from time to time.

1916 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. Therapeutics (ed. 16) i. 52 Roborant treatment also includes hygienic surroundings, fresh air, light and healthful employment.

1991 R. Howard tr. E. M. Cioran Anathemas & Admirations vii. 144 What luck to meet up, in one and the same moment, with a poison and a remedy, a revelation that kills yet gives life, a roborant venom!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roborant
释义	roborantn.adj. Brit. /ˈrəʊb(ə)rənt/, /ˈrəʊb(ə)rn̩t/, /ˈrɒb(ə)rənt/, /ˈrɒb(ə)rn̩t/, U.S. /ˈrɑbəˌrənt/, /ˈroʊbəˌrənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin roborantia, rōborant-, rōborāns, rōborāre. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin roborantia strengthening medicines (1542 or earlier), use as noun (perhaps short for roborantia medicamenta (1557 or earlier)) of neuter plural of classical Latin rōborant-, rōborāns (see below); as adjective < classical Latin rōborant-, rōborāns, present participle of rōborāre (see roborate v.). Medicine. Now rare. A. n. A strengthening or restorative medicine, food, or treatment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > tonic strengthening1571 strengthener1579 corroborative1601 fortification1655 roborant1661 corroborator1674 corroboratica1704 corroborant1738 bracer1740 tonic1799 invigorant1822 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 403 The vertigo is helped by temporal repellers, discutients, roborants,..and quinces. 1754 S. Mihles tr. A. von Haller Physiol. II. 446 Dropsies and fevers..must therefore be removed, not by purges and evacuants, but nervous roborants. 1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica II. 6 Upon the same ground [astringents] are fitly enough named Strengtheners or Roborants. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 130 Ginseng..has for ages been in high esteem..as a general restorative and roborant. 1874 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 54 Prunus Virginiana..is frequently useful in phthisis when a roborant is needed. 1916 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. Therapeutics (ed. 16) i. 52 Roborants are devoted to the repair and building up of tissues in the body, and comprise both food and drugs. 2004 J. A. Brinckmann & M. P. Lindenmaier tr. D. Frohne in M. Wichtl Herbal Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (ed. 3) 249/3 Gentian root is therefore considered to be not only a pure bitter, but also a roborant and tonic. B. adj. Strengthening; restorative; invigorating. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > restorative comfortive1377 restaurativea1393 comfortativea1398 resumptivea1398 cordial?a1425 corroborative1583 analeptical1606 corroborant1626 analeptica1629 vivifying1665 roborant1768 1768 P. Pott Gen. Remarks Fractures & Dislocations 22 Some make use of an adhesive, or what they chuse to call a roborant plaster. 1836 B. H. Smart Walker Remodelled Roborant,..strengthening. 1885 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. iii. iv. 491 Medicinal agents of roborant character should be exhibited from time to time. 1916 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. Therapeutics (ed. 16) i. 52 Roborant treatment also includes hygienic surroundings, fresh air, light and healthful employment. 1991 R. Howard tr. E. M. Cioran Anathemas & Admirations vii. 144 What luck to meet up, in one and the same moment, with a poison and a remedy, a revelation that kills yet gives life, a roborant venom! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1661
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