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/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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Reparative — Re*par a*tive (r? p?r ? t?v), a. Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reparative — Re*par a*tive, n. That which repairs. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reparative — index compensatory, curative, remedial, salubrious, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reparative — [ri par′ə tiv] adj. 1. repairing or tending to repair; mending, etc. 2. of or involving reparation … English World dictionary
reparative — re·par·a·tive ri par ət iv adj of, relating to, or effecting repair <reparative dentistry> * * * re·par·a·tive (re parґə tiv) pertaining to or effecting repair … Medical dictionary
reparative — reparation ► NOUN 1) the making of amends for a wrong. 2) (reparations) compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state. 3) archaic the action of repairing. DERIVATIVES reparative adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from reparare (see … English terms dictionary
reparative — rə̇ˈparəd.iv, rēˈp adjective Etymology: Late Latin reparativus, from Latin reparatus (past participle of reparare) + ivus ive 1. : of, relating to, or effecting repair 2. : serving to make amends does a fine reparative job for several neglected… … Useful english dictionary
reparative measure — index remedy (legal means of redress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Reparative Therapie — Mit den Begriffen Konversionstherapie und Reparative Therapie werden in der Ex Gay Bewegung Behandlungsverfahren bezeichnet, welche die sexuelle Orientierung von Homosexualität zur Heterosexualität hin verändern sollen. Die weltweit führenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
reparative — adjective Date: 1656 1. of, relating to, or effecting repair 2. serving to make amends … New Collegiate Dictionary
