The meaning of RESTORATIVE is of or relating to restoration; especially : having power to restore. How to use restorative in a sentence.

Rather than the process allocating responsibility in a seemingly autonomous manner, a restorative process concedes responsibility and tolerance and promotes reparation and restoration.

RESTORATIVE definition: serving to restore; pertaining to restoration. See examples of restorative used in a sentence.

1. Of or relating to restoration. 2. Tending or having the power to restore: a restorative tonic.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word restorative, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of restorative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1 day ago · restorative (comparative more restorative, superlative most restorative) Serving to restore. quotations After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.

If something brings you back to life or helps you recover, it's restorative. Sometimes people use this word as a noun, to mean "medicine for strength." Restorative has a Latin root, restaurare, "repair, …

Something that restores; esp., something that restores to consciousness, as smelling salts. A medicine or other agent that helps to restore health, strength, or consciousness. (euphemistic) An alcoholic …

re•stor•a•tive (ri stôr′ ə tiv, -stōr′ -), adj. serving to restore; pertaining to restoration. capable of renewing health or strength. n. a restorative agent, means, or the like. Medicine a means of restoring a person …