English Dictionary: alterative | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, a. [L. alterativus: cf. F. alt[82]ratif.] Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. --Burton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, n. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. |