antimedicative
|an-ti-med-i-ca-tive|
/ˌæn.ti.mɛdɪˈkeɪ.tɪv/
against medicine / not medicinal
Etymology
'antimedicative' originates from English, formed by the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti', meaning 'against') combined with 'medicative' (from Latin roots related to healing, see below).
'medicative' derives from Medieval Latin 'medicativus' (relating to medicine), passed into Old French and Middle English as forms meaning 'relating to medicine,' and was later combined in modern English with the productive prefix 'anti-' to coin 'antimedicative'.
The components originally meant 'against' (anti-) and 'relating to healing/medicine' (medicative); combined, they have been used to mean either 'opposed to medical treatment' or 'lacking medicinal effect', meanings that reflect the component senses.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
opposed to medical treatment or to the use of medicines; hostile to conventional medicine.
The organization took an antimedicative position, advising members to avoid pharmaceutical interventions.
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Adjective 2
not having medicinal properties; ineffective as a medicine or lacking therapeutic effect.
The old herbal brew proved antimedicative for most patients, relieving no symptoms.
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Last updated: 2025/09/03 17:22