expulsiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspʌlsɪv/,

/ɛkˈspʌlsɪv/, U.S.

/ɪkˈspəlsɪv/,

/ɛkˈspəlsɪv/

Forms: Also Middle English expulsif, Middle English expulsyfe, 1500s expulcive.

Etymology: < French expulsif, -ive, < medieval Latin expulsīvus , < expellĕre to expel v.: see expulse n. and -ive suffix.

A. adj.

1. Tending or having the power to expel. Chiefly with reference to the action of drugs and medical appliances for the expulsion of morbid influences or deleterious substances from the system. Very frequent in †expulsive faculty, expulsive virtue.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > expelling

expulsivec1386

expulsatory1594

expulsitive1594

expelling1632

expulsative1659

expellent1858

c1386 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 1891 The vertu expulsif..Ne may the venym voyde, ne expelle.

1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy iii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 141 Of poysons most expulsyfe.

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens iii. sig. Lij Other maner of byndynge is called expulsiue..to expell and put out the mater from the botome.

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. Proheme f. iiii^v Chierurgions must knowe..what sygnes [of the moon]..be expulcyue.

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. viii. 70 An expulsive vulnerary potion.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ix. 30 Cold is..Expulsive of its Contrary.

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xli. 153 In the Application of expulsive Compresses.

1803 J. Kenney Society, with Other Poems 29 Duties congenial to thy gentle heart Her lessons teach, expulsive of despair.

1885 Manch. Examiner 26 Oct. 5/2 The enormous expulsive force of the steam in its endeavour to escape.

†2. Subject to expulsion; hence, driven out. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > expelling > expelled

expulsive1509

expelled1552

expulsed1605

unhoused1621

extruded1654

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. viii Her goodly fygure I graved in my thought; Except her selfe all were expulcyfe.

†3. Tending to repel; = repellent adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > repelling

repulsing1490

repulsive?1574

expulsive1618

propulsive1648

repellent1654

repelling1710

repulsory1727

repellant1780

1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 225 Even ox-hides also want expulsive stuff.

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §24 This little World hangeth upon the two Poles, Attractive and Expulsive.

†B. n.

An expulsive drug. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative

laxativec1386

abstersive?a1425

purgative?a1425

lax1526

purgation1527

cleanser1528

looser1528

laskc1540

purger1558

solutory1561

scouring1575

expulsive1576

purge1593

solutive1605

opener1610

physica1616

calastic1621

loosener1630

minorative1633

relaxativea1637

cathartic1651

eccoprotic1656

vacuative1656

aperitive1671

spurger1681

aperient1682

hypercathartic1706

chalastic1708

scourer1718

drastic1783

solvent1815

purgament1828

dejector1831

laxation1897

mochlic1907

jollop1955

poop-pusher1966

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 235^v The lyke neyther in the laxatiues, purgatiues, & expulsyues is to be found.

Derivatives

exˈpulsiveness n.

ΚΠ

1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	expulsive
释义	expulsiveadj.n. Brit. /ᵻkˈspʌlsɪv/, /ɛkˈspʌlsɪv/, U.S. /ɪkˈspəlsɪv/, /ɛkˈspəlsɪv/ Forms: Also Middle English expulsif, Middle English expulsyfe, 1500s expulcive. Etymology: < French expulsif, -ive, < medieval Latin expulsīvus , < expellĕre to expel v.: see expulse n. and -ive suffix. A. adj. 1. Tending or having the power to expel. Chiefly with reference to the action of drugs and medical appliances for the expulsion of morbid influences or deleterious substances from the system. Very frequent in †expulsive faculty, expulsive virtue. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > expelling expulsivec1386 expulsatory1594 expulsitive1594 expelling1632 expulsative1659 expellent1858 c1386 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 1891 The vertu expulsif..Ne may the venym voyde, ne expelle. 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy iii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 141 Of poysons most expulsyfe. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens iii. sig. Lij Other maner of byndynge is called expulsiue..to expell and put out the mater from the botome. 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. Proheme f. iiii^v Chierurgions must knowe..what sygnes [of the moon]..be expulcyue. 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. viii. 70 An expulsive vulnerary potion. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ix. 30 Cold is..Expulsive of its Contrary. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xli. 153 In the Application of expulsive Compresses. 1803 J. Kenney Society, with Other Poems 29 Duties congenial to thy gentle heart Her lessons teach, expulsive of despair. 1885 Manch. Examiner 26 Oct. 5/2 The enormous expulsive force of the steam in its endeavour to escape. †2. Subject to expulsion; hence, driven out. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > expelling > expelled expulsive1509 expelled1552 expulsed1605 unhoused1621 extruded1654 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. viii Her goodly fygure I graved in my thought; Except her selfe all were expulcyfe. †3. Tending to repel; = repellent adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > repelling repulsing1490 repulsive?1574 expulsive1618 propulsive1648 repellent1654 repelling1710 repulsory1727 repellant1780 1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 225 Even ox-hides also want expulsive stuff. 1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §24 This little World hangeth upon the two Poles, Attractive and Expulsive. †B. n. An expulsive drug. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative laxativec1386 abstersive?a1425 purgative?a1425 lax1526 purgation1527 cleanser1528 looser1528 laskc1540 purger1558 solutory1561 scouring1575 expulsive1576 purge1593 solutive1605 opener1610 physica1616 calastic1621 loosener1630 minorative1633 relaxativea1637 cathartic1651 eccoprotic1656 vacuative1656 aperitive1671 spurger1681 aperient1682 hypercathartic1706 chalastic1708 scourer1718 drastic1783 solvent1815 purgament1828 dejector1831 laxation1897 mochlic1907 jollop1955 poop-pusher1966 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 235^v The lyke neyther in the laxatiues, purgatiues, & expulsyues is to be found. Derivatives exˈpulsiveness n. ΚΠ 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1386
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