purificative

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adjective

Having power to purify or cleanse.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivepurificative (comparative more purificative, superlative most purificative)

comparative more purificative · superlative most purificative

  1. Having power to purify or cleanse.

    Synonyms: cathartic, purgative, purifying

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving power to purify or cleanse.

Origin

  1. Latinpūrificātīvus
  2. Englishpurificative

Borrowed from Latin pūrificātīvus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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