purgative

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purgative Meaning of "purgative"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  2. (adj) strongly laxative

Synonym(s)

cathartic, physic, evacuant

Usage(s):

  1. As a result, she evokes a purgative pity and terror.
  2. After that, Dine went through a purgative period: he did canvases that were all black or white except for some arbitrary mark or tiny design.
  3. Seal meat is the Arctic purgative.
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