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adj
Tending to produce relaxation (as of the bowels); having laxative properties.
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Usage: rare
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adj
loosening (of strictness of contractual terms), through gradual dissolution of binding obligations (as of a previously agreed-upon contract)
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noun
A laxative medicine.
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History
From Medieval Latin solutivus, from Latin solutus (the past participle of solvere) + -ive (from the Latin suffix -ivus). Compare French solutif.
