Purgative
adjective
Causing the body to get rid of waste.
She took a purgative medicine to cleanse her body before the procedure
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A medicine that causes the body to get rid of waste.
My doctor prescribed a purgative to treat my constipation
Often appears as...
- take a purgative
- prescribe a purgative
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Causing the body to get rid of waste.
She took a purgative medicine to cleanse her body before the procedure
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A medicine that causes the body to get rid of waste.
My doctor prescribed a purgative to treat my constipation
Often appears as...
- take a purgative
- prescribe a purgative
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical scenarios often to describe treatments involving cleansing.
The doctor said a purgative procedure might be necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to suggest something is cleansing or purifying.
The retreat had a purgative effect on her spirit.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
A formal term that carries a serious tone; not used casually.
The treatment's purgative qualities are necessary for recovery.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical scenarios often to describe treatments involving cleansing.
The doctor said a purgative procedure might be necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to suggest something is cleansing or purifying.
The retreat had a purgative effect on her spirit.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
A formal term that carries a serious tone; not used casually.
The treatment's purgative qualities are necessary for recovery.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical scenarios often to describe treatments involving cleansing.
The doctor said a purgative procedure might be necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes it's used metaphorically to suggest something is cleansing or purifying.
The retreat had a purgative effect on her spirit.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
A formal term that carries a serious tone; not used casually.
The treatment's purgative qualities are necessary for recovery.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
it's I think it's a bit of a purgative so I don't know if they eating that to try and settle their stomach a little bit or if they actually are immune to the purgative nature of saw the cluster leaves but one of my mentors once said to me when I first started out as a
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
it's I think it's a bit of a purgative so I don't know if they eating that to try and settle their stomach a little bit or if they actually are immune to the purgative nature of saw the cluster leaves but one of my mentors once said to me when I first started out as a
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Jim Elliot
American Clergyman
We wouldn't think of rising in the morning without a face-wash, but we often neglect that purgative cleansing of the Word of the Lord. It wakes us up to our responsibility.
Quote examples
Jim Elliot
American Clergyman
We wouldn't think of rising in the morning without a face-wash, but we often neglect that purgative cleansing of the Word of the Lord. It wakes us up to our responsibility.
Example 1 of 1
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