What does alterative mean in English? Meaning of alterative definition and abbreviation with examples.
English
English
What is "alterative" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "alterative": tending to cure or restore to health
Adjective
Meaning: tending to cure or restore to health
Example: curative powers of herbal remedies
her gentle healing hand
remedial surgery
a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
a therapeutic agent
therapeutic diets
Pronunciation in US: /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/, /ˈɔl.tɚ.ə.tɪv/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɒlt(ə)ɹətɪv/
Adjective: (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. [from 14th c.] 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v: Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used.1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v: Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used.
Biggest dictionary system for all of languages in the World. English Dictionary Free.Wikilanguages.net online dictionary could translate in 80 languages free. Get English dictionary online for mobile and PC.
