Category:Preparative

Pre*par"a*tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. préparatif.]

Defn: tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of Preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. South.

Preparative Pre*par"a*tive, n.

1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a Purpose; that which prepares. "a preparative unto sermons." Hooker.

2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "necessary Preparatives for our voyage." Dryden.