reparative

  • 1Reparative — Re*par a*tive (r? p?r ? t?v), a. Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Reparative — Re*par a*tive, n. That which repairs. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3reparative — index compensatory, curative, remedial, salubrious, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4reparative — [ri par′ə tiv] adj. 1. repairing or tending to repair; mending, etc. 2. of or involving reparation …

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  • 5reparative — 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 …

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  • 6reparative — 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 …

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  • 7reparative — 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… …

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  • 8reparative measure — index remedy (legal means of redress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9Reparative 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… …

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  • 10reparative — adjective Date: 1656 1. of, relating to, or effecting repair 2. serving to make amends …

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