Evacuative

/ɪˈvækjuətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or promoting evacuation; tending to cause the removal of contents or people from a location.

Etymology

From evacuate + -ive (adjective suffix), describing things that have the quality or function of evacuating.

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In medicine, evacuative treatments were believed to restore balance to the body—doctors would classify everything from enemas to bloodletting as 'evacuative' remedies!

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