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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Preparative

· Pre·par·a·tive · IPA /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/
01 a. Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.
  1. 1.
    Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.
    “Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work.” — South.
02 n. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares.
  1. 1.
    That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares.
  2. 2.
    That which is done in the way of preparation.