English Explanatory Dictionary

minorative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That diminishes or attenuates
  2. Gently laxative.
noun
  1. A gently laxative medicine.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪnəɹeɪtɪv/

Word forms

minorative minoratyve minoratives

Etymology

From the late-Middle French minoratif, minorative (“that diminishes or lessens”, of a medicine “mildly laxative”; as a noun “a mild laxative”), from minorer (“to diminish the importance [of]”). Equivalent to minorate (“diminish”, “lessen”) + -ive. Compare the post-Classical (i.e. 9th C.) Latin minōrātīvus.

Related words

minorand minorate minoration
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