Meanings
adjective
- capable ofpurging
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchpurgatif
- Englishpurgative
From Middle French purgatif.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek καθαρτικός, καθαρτικόν
- καθαρτικός (kathartikós)capable of purging
- καθαρτικόν (kathartikón)something that purges
Bulgarian разслабителен, очистителен
- разслабителен (razslabitelen)capable of purging
- очистителен (očistitelen)capable of purging
- разслабително (razslabitelno)something that purges
Catalan purgatiu
- purgatiucapable of purging
Dutch purgeermiddel, laxeermiddel
- purgeermiddelsomething that purges
- laxeermiddelsomething that purges
Finnish puhdistava, purgatiivi
- puhdistavacapable of purging
- purgatiivisomething that purges
- laksatiivisomething that purges
- ulostusainesomething that purges
- ulostuslääkesomething that purges
- puhdistusainesomething that purges
Greek καθαρτικό
- καθαρτικό (kathartikó)something that purges
Italian purgante
- purgantesomething that purges
Latin purgativus
- purgativuscapable of purging
Spanish purgativo, purgante
- purgativocapable of purging
- purgantesomething that purges
Turkish müshil, müshil
- müshilcapable of purging
- müshilsomething that purges
Cite this entry
APA
purgative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgative
MLA
“purgative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purgative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgative.
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