cathartic /ka-thärˈtik/ or cathartical /-ti-kl/

1. Cleansing, purifying
2. Having the power or effect of cleansing the bowels (medicine)
3. Purgative
4. Causing emotional or psychological catharsis

A purgative medicine

cathˈarize or cathˈarise transitive verb

1. To render absolutely clean
2. To purge

catharˈsis noun (pl catharˈses /-sēz/)

1. Purification
2. Evacuation of the bowels
3. Purification of the emotions, achieved, according to Aristotle, through the witnessing of theatrical tragedy
4. The purging of the effects of pent-up emotion and repressed thoughts, by bringing them to the surface of consciousness (psychology)

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