roborative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹobəɹətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹɒbəɹətɪv/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to invigorate”) + -ive (“forming adjectives”) directly and via French roboratif, from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -ive.
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) Synonym of roborant: strengthening, invigorating, or restorative.
... leſt we ſhould have confuſedly congeſted Roborative and Purgative Trochisks together, as many do, and that perperouſly; we have adjoyned all the Cathartical, as Trochisks of Rhabarb, of Agarick, and of Alhandal, to the end of the third Section of our ſecond Book.
1657, Richard Tomlinson, transl. Jean de Renou as A Medical Dispensatory..., Book III, Section III, p. 630
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most roborative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more roborative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
corroborate · corroboration · roborant · roboreous · roboration · roborate · roborean · robust