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Webster 1913 Edition

Cathartic

Ca-thar′tic

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Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK].]

(Med.)

A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.

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Ca-thar′tic-al-ly

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adv.

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Ca-thar′tic-al-ness

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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cathartic

CATHARTIC

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Definition 2024

cathartic

cathartic

English

Alternative forms

cathartick (obsolete)

Adjective

cathartic ‎(comparative more cathartic, superlative most cathartic)

purgative; inducing catharsis
That releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience

Translations

purgative; inducing catharsis

Bulgarian: разхлаби́телен ‎(razhlabítelen)
Dutch: louterend (nl), lbevrijdend
Finnish: ulostuksen aikaansaava
French: cathartique (fr)

German: erlösend (de), kathartisch, abführend (de)
Hungarian: katartikus (hu)
Portuguese: catártico
Romanian: cathartic (ro)
Russian: слаби́тельный (ru) ‎(slabítelʹnyj)
Swedish: förlösande, renande (sv)

Noun

cathartic ‎(plural cathartics)

A laxative

Translations

a laxative

Bulgarian: разхлаби́телно (bg) n ‎(razhlabítelno)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 瀉藥 (zh), 泻药 (zh) ‎(xièyào)
Finnish: laksatiivi (fi), ulostusaine, ulostuslääke
French: cathartique (fr) m

German: Abführmittel (de) n
Hungarian: hashajtó (hu)
Japanese: 下剤 ‎(げざい, gezai), 下薬 ‎(げやく, geyaku)
Russian: слаби́тельное (ru) n ‎(slabítelʹnoje)