| NOUN | artifact | corrective, restorative | a device for treating injury or disease |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal | designed to promote discipline |
| all | corrective | tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition |
| Sounds | kereh'ktihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | designed to promote discipline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional" | |
| Synonyms | disciplinary, disciplinal | |
| Broader | nonindulgent, strict | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
| Spanish | correctivo, disciplinal, disciplinario | |
| Verbs | correct | censure severely |
| correct | punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | |
| Meaning | tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | bettering | changing for the better |
| Spanish | correctivo | |
| Catalan | correctiu | |
| Verbs | correct | treat a defect |
| correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard | |
| correct | adjust for | |
| Meaning | A device for treating injury or disease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | restorative | |
| Narrower | pack | A sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect |
| pack, face pack | A cream that cleanses and tones the skin | |
| pickup, pick-me-up | Anything with restorative powers | |
| prosthesis, prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | correctivo | |
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