sanative

[ san-uh-tiv ]

adjective

1. having the power to heal; curative.

sanative

/ ˈsænətɪv /

adjective

1. a less common word for curative

Other Words From

• non·sana·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanative¹

1400–50; < Medieval Latin sānātīvus ( sanatory, -ive ); replacing late Middle English sanatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanative¹

C15: from Medieval Latin sānātīvus, from Latin sānāre to heal, from sānus healthy

Example Sentences

The incident came at a particularly sanative time in France, which is still reeling from a deadly assault by Islamic State extremists last month.

From Los Angeles Times

Absolutely plastered … send us your favourite sanative songs.

From The Guardian

Let him eschew such hyper-erudite monstrosities—let him stick to the 'recital' of sane and sanative music, and he will attain a reputation above all contemporary musical mono-facturers—and what is more, deserve it.'

From Project Gutenberg

After this, they would hang him up again, so that the medicine of the rope, the board, and the bucket, had a fair opportunity to exert their sanative properties.

From Project Gutenberg

He believed primarily in a sanative effluence, and his method seems to have been a combination of passes, suggestion, and a supposed "metallotherapy" or "magneto-therapy"—the celebrated baquet—which no doubt was merely a form of suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• corrective
• healthful
• invigorating
• medicinal
• remedial
• salutary
• therapeutic