sanative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonsanative adjective
Etymology
Origin of sanative
1400–50; < Medieval Latin sānātīvus ( see sanatory, -ive); replacing late Middle English sanatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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But I wonder," he went on, "that it doesn't produce more moralists of a sanative type than it has.
From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean
Asses' milk, long celebrated for its sanative qualities, more closely resembles that of a woman than any other.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Nevertheless, this arrow with its barbed hooks was torn out of my heart; and the question then was, how the inward sanative power of youth could be brought to one's aid.
From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng
Sleep, in short, if not a "matchless" sanative, is at least a universal one.
From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
Hence we must aid the vital power to maintain her empire and resist the encroachments on her sanative operations by the use of antiseptics and stimulants.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
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