a. and sb. Obs. [ad. L. type *levātīvus, f. L. levāre to lighten.]
a. adj. Tending to alleviate or soothe; soothing. b. sb. A soothing medicine.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 160*. Gargarismes … whose faculty is either levative or repressive or evocative.
1657. Physical Dict., Levative, medicines easing pain.
