Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

    Abführmittel, Laxativum, Laxans

    слаби́тельноеslabítelʹnoje

More definitions
  • a mild cathartic

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Your grandfather is looking for his laxative.

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  2. These sugar-free gummy bears are also laxatives.

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  3. When drinking a laxative, it's best to stay home.

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  4. Figs provide laxative effects.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).

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Forms

plural: laxatives
Singularlaxative
Plurallaxatives

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedminorative

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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