Pre*par"a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. pr'eparatif.]
Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.
Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work.
South.
© Webster 1913.
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.
© Webster 1913.