cathartic
11cathartic — catharsis ► NOUN ▪ the release of pent up emotions, for example through drama. DERIVATIVES cathartic adjective & noun. ORIGIN Greek katharsis, from kathairein cleanse …
12cathartic — adj. & n. adj. 1 effecting catharsis. 2 purgative. n. a cathartic drug. Derivatives: cathartically adv. Etymology: LL catharticus f. Gk kathartikos (as CATHARSIS) …
13cathartic acid — cathartin ca*thar tin, n. (Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; called also {cathartic acid}, and {cathartina}. [1913 Webster] …
14cathartic — cathartically, adv. catharticalness, n. /keuh thahr tik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to catharsis. 2. Also, cathartical. evacuating the bowels; purgative. n. 3. a purgative. [1605 15; < LL catharticus < Gk kathartikós fit for cleansing. See… …
15cathartic — 1. adjective a) purgative; inducing catharsis b) That releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience 2. noun A …
16cathartic — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, aperient, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, carminative, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing… …
17Cathartic — See Purgative …
18cathartic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. laxative, physic, purgative, aperient, purifying. See remedy, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. purging, cleansing, purifying; see cleaning . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, relating… …
19cathartic — ca|thar|tic [ kə θartık ] adjective allowing you to express strong feelings that have been affecting you so that they do not upset you anymore …
20cathartic — n. purgative agent, laxative (also kathartic) adj. of or pertaining to catharsis; serving to purge the bowels (Medicine); purifying, cleansing (also kathartic) …
