† solutiveadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
1. Laxative, relaxing. (Common in 17th cent.)
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative
outrunningeOE
laxativea1398
purgativea1398
openinga1400
abstersive?a1425
purging?c1425
solublec1503
minorative1543
purgy1562
relaxing1562
solutive1564
benedict1576
aperitive1582
scouring1597
apertive1605
dejective1605
relaxative1611
subductory1620
calastic1621
aperient1626
cathartic1639
dejectory1640
relaxant1651
spurginga1652
cathartical1656
anastomotic1657
ecphractic1657
ecphractical1657
rhyptical1657
rhyptic1659
loosening1665
eccathartic1681
fluxing1702
chalastic1704
loosinga1722
hypactic1753
evacuatory1789
evacuant1800
relaxatory1925
1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 36v The sirup of roses solutiue.
1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health ii. f. 112 This electuarie may be matched or myxed with any other solutiue medicine.
1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 148 Their iuyce is of an abstersiue and solutiue faculty.
1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 135 Yet the Seeds of this Solutive Cassia are Astringent.
c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses xi. 175 Their first Diet must be..sollutive and opening.
1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 101 It has a solutive virtue, as skilful Physicians say.
2. Capable of releasing or setting free.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > able to liberate
solutive1649
1649 J. Evelyn tr. F. de La Mothe Le Vayer Of Liberty & Servitude iv. 84 This liberty..is so rare, because of her solutive faculty from whatsoever..restrains our affections.
3. Capable of dissolving.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [adjective]
resolutivea1400
resolvative1577
resolutative1582
solvent1686
resolvent1732
solutive1732
soluble1846
diluent1878
solving1883
1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 372 Its solutive power..extends to the dissolving of all Salts.
B. n.
1. A laxative or purgative medicine.
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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
1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. xvi. 82 Out of many other such like things may be extracted both meane and violent solutiues.
1639 J. Woodall Treat. Plague in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 351 Solutives forbidden in the cure of the Plague.
1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 203 To advise them to..be sure that the Solutive be safe.
2. A solvent.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [noun] > solvent
menstruea1550
menstruum1559
dissolvent1646
dissolver1651
solvent1671
resolvent1678
solutive1712
diluter1718
diluent1775
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 177 The Mercury..becomes a Solutive for Minerals.
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