depurative

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adjective

Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.

OriginFrench dépuratif →
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Meanings

adjectivedepurative (comparative more depurative, superlative most depurative)

comparative more depurative · superlative most depurative

  1. archaicmedicinePurifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noundepurative (plural depuratives)

plural depuratives

  1. archaicAny purifying remedy or agent.
  2. archaicAny disease that is depurative.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
depuratory

Origin

  1. Frenchdépuratif
  2. Englishdepurative

Compare French dépuratif.

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APA

depurative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurative

MLA

“depurative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depurative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurative.

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