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pur·ga·tive
I. \ˈpərgəd.]iv, ˈpə̄g-, ˈpəig-, -gət]\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English purgatif, from Middle French, from Late Latin purgativus, from Latin purgatus + -ivus -ive
1. : purging or tending to purge : cathartic
2. : cleansing or purifying especially from sin or sinful inclinations : purgatorial, expiatory
< a purgative ceremony >
3. : freeing legally from fault or blame : clearing from guilt
< a purgative answer >
< purgative evidence >
II. noun
(-s)
: a purging medicine : cathartic — compare laxative |