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- [lak-suh-tiv]
- /ˈlæk sə tɪv/
- /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lak-suh-tiv]
- /ˈlæk sə tɪv/
Definitions of laxative word
- noun laxative a medicine or agent for relieving constipation. 1
- adjective laxative of, relating to, or constituting a laxative; purgative. 1
- adjective laxative Archaic. (of the bowels) subject to looseness. (of a disease) characterized by looseness of the bowels. 1
- noun laxative A medicine that has such an effect. 1
- noun laxative substance that loosens bowels 1
- adjective laxative that loosens bowels 1
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Origin of laxative
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English laxatif (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin laxātīvus loosening (see laxation, -ive)
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Parts of speech for Laxative
noun
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preposition
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laxative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
laxative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laxative
noun laxative
adjective laxative
- evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.
- lustral — of, relating to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- evacuative — That causes evacuation; cathartic; purgative.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
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