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depurative

[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving to depurate; purifying.


noun

  1. a depurative agent or substance.

depurative

/ ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv; -rətɪv /

adjective

  1. used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a depurative substance or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of depurative1

First recorded in 1675–85; depurate + -ive
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Example Sentences

It is therefore proper that in this large majority of cases of remittent fever depurative treatment should be conjoined with the specific treatment.

Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.

I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.

I give it merely as a depurative, and not as an alterative.

In other cases—and this is especially true of malarial h�maturia—depurative medication becomes paramount.

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