purgative
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9.2
Causing a person to empty their bowels
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrɡətɪv/
- Specialized
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purgante
- According to historian Ian G. Wickes, the first recommendation to give neonates colostrum appeared in 1699, when the German physician Michael Ettmueller argued in favor of the purgative quality of the first milk.
Examples
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But I thought the ayahuasca brew is purgative.
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The mud had some sort of curative, purgative power.
Fiction book (2000) -
What rhubarb, senna… or what purgative drug would scour these English hence?
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The doctor prescribed a purgative to help relieve the patient's constipation.
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After taking the purgative, she felt an immediate urge to use the restroom.
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Many herbal remedies are known for their purgative properties and are used to detoxify the body.
Synonyms
8
4.9
Causing the body to pass stool
has a stronger, more forceful effect that tends to cause evacuation
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8.9
Making you empty your bowels quickly
tends to cause evacuation rather than directly causing it
9.9
Causing the bowels to empty
tends to cause evacuation rather than directly causing it
How Strong
Surface Forms
purgative positive
Morphology
Etymology
Purgative (adjective) comes from Latin purgare 'to clean' and is related to the verb purge. So if something is described as purgative, it has a strong 'cleaning out' effect on the bowels.