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Definition of sanative in English: sanativeadjective ˈsanətɪvˈsænədɪv archaic Conducive to physical or spiritual health and well-being; healing. Example sentencesExamples - It gave me animation; the pen was seldom out of my hand, and the exercise was sanative.
- There was a long silence in which we heard naught but the sanative hums of the friars and abbes.
Synonyms healing, curative, curing, remedial, medicinal, restorative, health-giving, tonic, reparative, corrective, ameliorative, beneficial, good, salubrious, salutary
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French sanatif or late Latin sanativus, from Latin sanare 'to cure'. Definition of sanative in US English: sanativeadjectiveˈsanədivˈsænədɪv archaic Conducive to physical or spiritual health and well-being; healing. Example sentencesExamples - It gave me animation; the pen was seldom out of my hand, and the exercise was sanative.
- There was a long silence in which we heard naught but the sanative hums of the friars and abbes.
Synonyms healing, curative, curing, remedial, medicinal, restorative, health-giving, tonic, reparative, corrective, ameliorative, beneficial, good, salubrious, salutary
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French sanatif or late Latin sanativus, from Latin sanare ‘to cure’. |