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purgative

(pɜːʳgətɪv)

Word forms: plural purgatives

1. countable noun

A purgative is a medicine that causes you to get rid of unwanted waste from your body.

[formal]

The doctors attempted to reduce his high fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative.

Synonyms: purge, laxative, cathartic, enema More Synonyms of purgative

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

A purgative substance acts as a purgative.

[formal]

...purgative oils.

...a purgative tea.

Synonyms: purging, cleansing, laxative, aperient [medicine] More Synonyms of purgative

purgative in British English

(ˈpɜːɡətɪv) medicine

noun

a drug or agent for purging the bowels

adjective

causing evacuation of the bowels; cathartic

Derived forms

purgatively (ˈpurgatively)

adverb

purgative in American English

(ˈpɜrgətɪv)

adjective

that purges; purging

causing bowel movement

noun

a substance that purges; specif., a cathartic

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈphysic

Word origin

ME purgatyf < MFr purgatif < LL purgativus

Synonyms of 'purgative'

purge, laxative, cathartic, enema

purging, cleansing, laxative, aperient

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(noun) in the sense of purge

Definition

a medicine for emptying the bowels

The doctor tried to reduce his fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative.

Synonyms

purge

laxative

Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.

cathartic

enema

physic (rare)

emetic

aperient (medicine)

depurative

evacuant

(adjective) in the sense of purging

Definition

causing emptying of the bowels

a purgative tea

Synonyms

purging

cleansing

laxative

aperient (medicine)

depurative

evacuant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of laxative

Definition

a medicine that induces the emptying of the bowels

Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.

Synonyms

purgative,

salts,

purge,

cathartic,

physic (rare),

aperient

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purgative

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pure-bred
purely
purgative
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purgative

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单词	purgative
释义	Trends of purgative View usage for: purgative (pɜːʳgətɪv) Word forms: plural purgatives 1. countable noun A purgative is a medicine that causes you to get rid of unwanted waste from your body. [formal] The doctors attempted to reduce his high fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative. Synonyms: purge, laxative, cathartic, enema More Synonyms of purgative 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A purgative substance acts as a purgative. [formal] ...purgative oils. ...a purgative tea. Synonyms: purging, cleansing, laxative, aperient [medicine] More Synonyms of purgative purgative in British English (ˈpɜːɡətɪv) medicine noun 1. a drug or agent for purging the bowels adjective 2. causing evacuation of the bowels; cathartic Derived forms purgatively (ˈpurgatively) adverb purgative in American English (ˈpɜrgətɪv) adjective 1. that purges; purging 2. causing bowel movement noun 3. a substance that purges; specif., a cathartic SIMILAR WORDS: ˈphysic Word origin ME purgatyf < MFr purgatif < LL purgativus Synonyms of 'purgative' purge, laxative, cathartic, enema purging, cleansing, laxative, aperient More Synonyms of purgative (noun) in the sense of purge Definition a medicine for emptying the bowels The doctor tried to reduce his fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative. Synonyms purge laxative Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives. cathartic enema physic (rare) emetic aperient (medicine) depurative evacuant (adjective) in the sense of purging Definition causing emptying of the bowels a purgative tea Synonyms purging cleansing laxative aperient (medicine) depurative evacuant Additional synonyms in the sense of laxative Definition a medicine that induces the emptying of the bowels Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives. Synonyms purgative, salts, purge, cathartic, physic (rare), aperient Nearby words of purgative pure pure-bred purely purgative purgatory purge purify Synonyms of 'purgative' purgative Explore 'purgative' in the dictionary
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