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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cathartic has 1 sense
- cathartic(n = noun.artifact) aperient, physic, purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels; has particulars: aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, epsom salts, laxative, milk of magnesia, rochelle powder, seidlitz powder, seidlitz powders
is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Derived form adjective cathartic3
Adjective cathartic has 3 senses
- cathartic(s = adj.all) psychotherapeutic - emotionally purging; Derived form noun catharsis1
- cathartic(s = adj.all) releasing - emotionally purging (of e.g. art);
- cathartic(s = adj.all) evacuant, purgative - strongly laxative; Derived forms noun catharsis2, noun cathartic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
cathartic, a. [Gr. , fr. to cleanse, fr. pure; akin to F. chaste.].
- Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid. [1913 Webster]
cathartic, n. [Gr. .].
A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. [1913 Webster]
" The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations."
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cathartic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 effecting catharsis.
2 purgative.
--n. a cathartic drug.
--adj.
1 effecting catharsis.
2 purgative.
--n. a cathartic drug.
Derivative
cathartically adv.
Etymology
LL catharticus f. Gk kathartikos (as CATHARSIS)
THESAURUS
cathartic
abstergent, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, aperient, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, carminative, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, deadening, demulcent, dentifrice, depurant, depurative, detergent, diuretic, dulling, easing, emetic, emollient, enema, expurgatory, holystone, laxative, lenitive, lotion, lustral, mitigating, mitigative, mouthwash, nauseant, numbing, pain-killing, palliative, physic, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purging, purificatory, purifier, purifying, relieving, remedial, rinse, shampoo, soap, softening, solvent, soothing, subduing, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, washROGET THESAURUS
cathartic
Cleanness
N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle, cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.
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