Definition of cathartic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or producing catharsis
cathartic drugs a cathartic experience
cathartic
nounDefinition of cathartic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a medicine that causes the bowels to be purged (see purge entry 1 sense 2a) : purgative
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The first known use of cathartic was in 1612
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