relaxativeadj.n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlaksətɪv/, U.S.

/rəˈlæksədɪv/,

/riˈlæksədɪv/

Forms: see relax v. and -ative suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: relax v., -ative suffix.

Etymology: < relax v. + -ative suffix, originally after Italian †rilasciativo (1611 in Florio; compare quot. 1611). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French relaxatif soothing (mid 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), laxative (1426), both rare. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin relaxativa (neuter plural) laxatives (13th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier laxative adj.

A. adj.

= relaxant adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective]

light?c1225

moderatea1398

sober1398

weakc1400

meanly?a1425

treatablec1450

slenderc1475

remiss1550

quiet1560

unpassionatea1600

relaxative1611

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative

outrunningeOE

laxativea1398

purgativea1398

openinga1400

abstersive?a1425

purging?c1425

solublec1503

minorative1543

purgy1562

relaxing1562

solutive1564

benedict1576

aperitive1582

scouring1597

apertive1605

dejective1605

relaxative1611

subductory1620

calastic1621

aperient1626

cathartic1639

dejectory1640

relaxant1651

spurginga1652

cathartical1656

anastomotic1657

ecphractic1657

ecphractical1657

rhyptical1657

rhyptic1659

loosening1665

eccathartic1681

fluxing1702

chalastic1704

loosinga1722

hypactic1753

evacuatory1789

evacuant1800

relaxatory1925

society > leisure > [adjective] > relaxing

relaxative1731

relaxing1825

de-stressing1967

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Rilasciatiuo, laxatiue or relaxatiue in operation.

1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 289 Relaxative diversions, he thinks, fall properly under the considerations of a Saturdays entertainment.

1795 Philanthropist 14 Dec. 4 The circumstances alluded to have produced such a relaxative depreciation in the poor man's property, as to make it inadequate to purchase..the means of subsistence.

1891 H. C. Halliday Someone must Suffer III. xi. 197 Grudgingly..has Mrs. Felix ever countenanced these relaxative measures.

1931 Science 14 Aug. 165/1 A crystalline product which he terms a ‘relaxative hormone’ because it relaxes the pubic symphysis before parturition.

1986 Mod. Asian Stud. 20 150 Rush suggests that opium was sought after for its stimulative as much as its relaxative qualities.

B. n.

= relaxant n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun] > relaxation > means of relaxing

relaxativea1637

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative

laxativec1386

abstersive?a1425

purgative?a1425

lax1526

purgation1527

cleanser1528

looser1528

laskc1540

purger1558

solutory1561

scouring1575

expulsive1576

purge1593

solutive1605

opener1610

physica1616

calastic1621

loosener1630

minorative1633

relaxativea1637

cathartic1651

eccoprotic1656

vacuative1656

aperitive1671

spurger1681

aperient1682

hypercathartic1706

chalastic1708

scourer1718

drastic1783

solvent1815

purgament1828

dejector1831

laxation1897

mochlic1907

jollop1955

poop-pusher1966

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady iii. v. 36 in Wks. (1640) III It is..a kind of Stoppage..That you are troubled with: some ligatures I'th neck of your Vesica, or Marsupium, Are so close knit, that you cannot evaporate; And therefore you must use relaxatives.

1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 217 The Moresco Festivals seem not so much Commemorative of received Mercies as relaxatives of Corporeal Labors.

1785 J. Cawdell Misc. Poems 84 When Nature relaxatives seeks from her toil; The wounds of her troubles are heal'd with this oil.

1859 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation (ed. 2) 1505/1 When stewed with sugar, it may be given as a mild relaxative to convalescents.

1989 W. Deverell Mindfield 92 You bust ass all day, you don't lose hope, you got a relaxative at the end.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relaxative
释义	relaxativeadj.n. Brit. /rᵻˈlaksətɪv/, U.S. /rəˈlæksədɪv/, /riˈlæksədɪv/ Forms: see relax v. and -ative suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: relax v., -ative suffix. Etymology: < relax v. + -ative suffix, originally after Italian †rilasciativo (1611 in Florio; compare quot. 1611). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French relaxatif soothing (mid 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), laxative (1426), both rare. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin relaxativa (neuter plural) laxatives (13th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier laxative adj. A. adj. = relaxant adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] light?c1225 moderatea1398 sober1398 weakc1400 meanly?a1425 treatablec1450 slenderc1475 remiss1550 quiet1560 unpassionatea1600 relaxative1611 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative outrunningeOE laxativea1398 purgativea1398 openinga1400 abstersive?a1425 purging?c1425 solublec1503 minorative1543 purgy1562 relaxing1562 solutive1564 benedict1576 aperitive1582 scouring1597 apertive1605 dejective1605 relaxative1611 subductory1620 calastic1621 aperient1626 cathartic1639 dejectory1640 relaxant1651 spurginga1652 cathartical1656 anastomotic1657 ecphractic1657 ecphractical1657 rhyptical1657 rhyptic1659 loosening1665 eccathartic1681 fluxing1702 chalastic1704 loosinga1722 hypactic1753 evacuatory1789 evacuant1800 relaxatory1925 society > leisure > [adjective] > relaxing relaxative1731 relaxing1825 de-stressing1967 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Rilasciatiuo, laxatiue or relaxatiue in operation. 1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 289 Relaxative diversions, he thinks, fall properly under the considerations of a Saturdays entertainment. 1795 Philanthropist 14 Dec. 4 The circumstances alluded to have produced such a relaxative depreciation in the poor man's property, as to make it inadequate to purchase..the means of subsistence. 1891 H. C. Halliday Someone must Suffer III. xi. 197 Grudgingly..has Mrs. Felix ever countenanced these relaxative measures. 1931 Science 14 Aug. 165/1 A crystalline product which he terms a ‘relaxative hormone’ because it relaxes the pubic symphysis before parturition. 1986 Mod. Asian Stud. 20 150 Rush suggests that opium was sought after for its stimulative as much as its relaxative qualities. B. n. = relaxant n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > relaxation > means of relaxing relaxativea1637 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative laxativec1386 abstersive?a1425 purgative?a1425 lax1526 purgation1527 cleanser1528 looser1528 laskc1540 purger1558 solutory1561 scouring1575 expulsive1576 purge1593 solutive1605 opener1610 physica1616 calastic1621 loosener1630 minorative1633 relaxativea1637 cathartic1651 eccoprotic1656 vacuative1656 aperitive1671 spurger1681 aperient1682 hypercathartic1706 chalastic1708 scourer1718 drastic1783 solvent1815 purgament1828 dejector1831 laxation1897 mochlic1907 jollop1955 poop-pusher1966 a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady iii. v. 36 in Wks. (1640) III It is..a kind of Stoppage..That you are troubled with: some ligatures I'th neck of your Vesica, or Marsupium, Are so close knit, that you cannot evaporate; And therefore you must use relaxatives. 1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 217 The Moresco Festivals seem not so much Commemorative of received Mercies as relaxatives of Corporeal Labors. 1785 J. Cawdell Misc. Poems 84 When Nature relaxatives seeks from her toil; The wounds of her troubles are heal'd with this oil. 1859 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation (ed. 2) 1505/1 When stewed with sugar, it may be given as a mild relaxative to convalescents. 1989 W. Deverell Mindfield 92 You bust ass all day, you don't lose hope, you got a relaxative at the end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1611
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