n. Something believed to have restoring properties.
n. An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
adj. Serving to restore.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.
n. Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to restoration; specifically, capable of restoring or renewing vitality or strength.
n. That which is efficacious in restoring vigor; a food, cordial, or medicine which recruits the vital powers.
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adj. tending to impart new life and vigor to
n. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
n. a device for treating injury or disease
adj. promoting recuperation
Word Usage
"The government said its proposal would begin to achieve what it calls "restorative justice," an apparent allusion to the Moros' complaints of discrimination and dispossession through the decades."