Alterative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tending to cure or restore to health

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætʃlənd/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈakiəɹˌuːmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈakiəɹˌuːmə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈætʃlənd/.

Examples

curative powers of herbal remedies
her gentle healing hand
remedial surgery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

curative sanative therapeutic healing remedial

Parts of Speech

adjective

tending to cure or restore to health

“curative powers of herbal remedies”

Word Forms

cure	verb	provide a cure for, make healthy again
remedy	noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

alternativ

mit der Tendenz zur Heilung oder Wiederherstellung der Gesundheit

🇫🇷French

de changement

tendant à guérir ou à rétablir la santé

🇪🇸Spanish

cambiante

tiende a curar o restaurar la salud

🇮🇹Italian

alterativo

tendente a curare o ripristinare la salute

🇳🇱Dutch

alternatief

de neiging om te genezen of de gezondheid te herstellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

alternativa

tendendo a curar ou restaurar a saúde

🇷🇺Russian

альтернативный

стремление вылечить или восстановить здоровье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदलने की शक्तिवाला

स्वास्थ्य को ठीक करने या बहाल करने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকল্প

নিরাময় বা স্বাস্থ্য পুনরুদ্ধারের প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்று

குணப்படுத்த அல்லது ஆரோக்கியத்தை மீட்டெடுக்க முனைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యామ్నాయ

నయం చేయడం లేదా ఆరోగ్యాన్ని పునరుద్ధరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्यायी

बरे करणे किंवा आरोग्य पुनर्संचयित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૈકલ્પિક

ઇલાજ અથવા આરોગ્ય પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરવા માટે વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರ್ಯಾಯ

ಗುಣಪಡಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪುನಃಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആൾട്ടറേറ്റീവ്

സുഖപ്പെടുത്താനോ ആരോഗ്യം വീണ്ടെടുക്കാനോ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਵੇਂ

ਸਿਹਤ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਬਹਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متبادل

علاج یا صحت کو بحال کرنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

替代品

倾向于治愈或恢复健康

🇯🇵Japanese

代替的な

治癒または健康を回復する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

바꾸는

건강을 치료하거나 회복하려는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thay thế

có xu hướng chữa bệnh hoặc phục hồi sức khỏe

🇹🇭Thai

ทางเลือก

มีแนวโน้มที่จะรักษาหรือฟื้นฟูสุขภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

alternatif

cenderung untuk menyembuhkan atau memulihkan kesehatan

🇲🇾Malay

alteratif

cenderung untuk menyembuhkan atau memulihkan kesihatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بديل

تميل إلى العلاج أو استعادة الصحة

🇮🇷Persian

جایگزین

تمایل به درمان یا بازگرداندن سلامتی

🇹🇷Turkish

alternatif

iyileştirme veya sağlığına kavuşturma eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלטרנטיבית

נוטה לרפא או להחזיר את הבריאות

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The primary meaning of 'alterative' is 'tending to cure or restore to health'.

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