Reparative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈpɛəɹətɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Reparative is an adjective meaning Tending to or intended to repair.
Meaning
Tending to or intended to repair.
More Meanings
- Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation.
- (rare) That which repairs.
Example Sentences
reparative surgery
reparative justice
Men shal giue the patient medicines confortatiue and reparatiue, that restore the spirites, and bringeth them againe.
[…] social media was ablaze for days in anticipation of this month’s Atlantic cover story arguing in favor of reparative payments to African-Americans for state-sanctioned slavery and segregation.
Word Forms
- reparatives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dentinogenesis, reparatory, reparational, restitutive, correctional, corrective.
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