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purgative

noun as in cathartic

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That makes the playing of a football game not purgative but grotesque in the current context.

The first milk of the cow after calving, is slightly purgative, which is essential to cleanse the stomach of the calf.

It occurs in several recipes of the Anglo-Saxon Leechdoms, as a strong and bitter purgative.

Aloes is more frequently taken than, perhaps, any known purgative.

It is needless to give a purgative without bleeding, as, till this is done, it will not operate.

Abster′gent, serving to cleanse; Abster′sive, having the quality of cleansing: purgative.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purgative, such as: aperient, emetic, laxative, physic, purge, and aperitive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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