Pur″ga‐tive (?), a. [L. purgativus: cf. F. purgatif.] Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. — n.(Med.) A purging medicine; a cathartic.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.