reparative

  • 11reparative — /ri par euh tiv/, adj. 1. tending to repair; repairing; mending. 2. pertaining to or involving reparation. Also, reparatory /ri par euh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1650 60; < LL reparativus. See REPARATION, IVE] * * * …

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  • 12reparative — adjective a) Tending to or intended to repair. b) Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation …

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  • 13reparative — Synonyms and related words: amendatory, analeptic, apologetic, ascetic, atoning, balancing, cleansing, compensating, compensational, compensative, compensatory, counteracting, counteractive, counterbalancing, countervailing, curative, expiatory,&#8230; …

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  • 14reparative — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mending, restorative, remedial, corrective, compensatory. See compensation, restoration, retaliation …

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  • 15reparative — rɪ pærÉ™tɪv / reprÉ™tɪv adj. corrective, serving to repair, rectifying …

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  • 16reparative — I. a. Restoring, restorative, reviving, amending. II. n. Cure, remedy, medicine, restorative, corrective …

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  • 17reparative — re·par·a·tive …

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  • 18reparative — re•par•a•tive [[t]rɪˈpær ə tɪv[/t]] also re•par′a•to ry adj. 1) tending to repair 2) pertaining to or involving reparation …

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  • 19reparative — /rəˈpærətɪv/ (say ruh paruhtiv) adjective 1. tending to repair. 2. relating to or involving reparation. Also, reparatory /rəˈpærətri/ (say ruh paruhtree) …

  • 20reparative therapy — noun conversion therapy …

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