Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈɹɒbəɹətɪv/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹobəɹətɪv/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Adjective
Synonym of roborant: strengthening, invigorating, or restorative.
Usage- Archaic
- Rare
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More examples (1)
... 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.
Noun
Synonym of roborant: a strengthening, invigorating, or restorative medicine, food, or treatment.
Usage- Archaic
- Rare
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VVe have hitherto exhibited Roboratives in the form of Powders, ſoft Electuaries, and Opiates...