adj
Meaning 1
That diminishes or attenuates
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
minorative
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UK: /ˈmaɪnəɹeɪtɪv/
adj
Meaning 2
Gently laxative.
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Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A gently laxative medicine.
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Usage: obsolete
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History
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.