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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Laxative

/lăk'-sət-ĭv/ · Lax·a·tive · IPA /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/
01 a. Having a tendency to loosen or relax.
  1. 1.
    Having a tendency to loosen or relax.
  2. 2.
    Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent.(Med.)