purgative
/ˈpɜːɡətɪv/noun
उच्चारण पर्गटिव
रेचक, जुलाब
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[C] medical
a substance, especially a medicine, that causes your bowels to empty
रेचक, जुलाब
- The doctor gave him a purgative.
- In the past, a purgative was often given to patients with stomach trouble.
- The village healer prepared a purgative from herbs.
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- Patients should not take a purgative without medical advice.
- The vet gave the cow a mild purgative.
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having the effect of making your bowels empty
रेचक
- a purgative effect
- Doctors rarely recommend a purgative diet for weight loss.
- Some fruits have a mild purgative effect if eaten in large amounts.
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- The doctor warned that the herb is strongly purgative.
- The tonic had a purgative action that left him weak.
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pur·ga·tive
§Grammar and usage
The verb purge means to remove unwanted people or things ('purge the party of corrupt members').
Verb purge का अर्थ अवांछित लोगों या चीज़ों को हटाना है ('purge the party of corrupt members')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a medicine that empties the bowels is a purgative or laxative; one that stops vomiting an antiemetic; one that reduces fever an antipyretic; one that relieves pain an analgesic; one that kills bacteria an antibiotic.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: आँतें खाली करने वाली दवा purgative या laxative (जुलाब); उल्टी रोकने वाली antiemetic; बुखार कम करने वाली antipyretic; दर्द से राहत देने वाली analgesic; बैक्टीरिया मारने वाली antibiotic।