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evacuative, a. and n.|ɪˈvækjuːətɪv| [a. F. évacuatif, -ive, f. évacuer, ad. L. ēvacuāre: see evacuate and -ive.] A. adj. That evacuates or empties (the bowels); cathartic, purgative, evacuant.
1611Cotgr., Evacuatif, euacuatiue; purgative. 1828in Webster; and in mod. Dicts. B. n. An evacuative medicine; an evacuant.
1656Ridgley Pract. Physick 50 Palliative is made..by evacuatives and alteratives. |