Meaning

1 senses
  1. Something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

More definitions
  • a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Middle French purgatif.

From Middle French purgatif.

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Forms

plural: purgatives
Singularpurgative
Pluralpurgatives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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