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Restored vs Restorative - What's the difference?

restored | restorative |

As adjectives the difference between restored and restorative

is that restored is pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt while restorative is serving to restore.

As a verb restored

is (restore).

As a noun restorative is

something with restoring properties.

restored

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt.
  • :A fully-restored Volkswagon beetle will cost more.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (restore)

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    restorative

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something with restoring properties.
  • (euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
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    * OED2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Serving to restore.
    • After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
  • * Milton
    • Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.

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