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purgative

1. pur.ga.tive \'p*r-g*t-iv\ aj [ME purgatif, fr. MF, fr. LL purgativus, 
   fr. L purgatus, pp.] : purging or tending to purge : CATHARTIC 
2. purgative n : a purging medicine : CATHARTIC