minorative /ˈmaɪnəɹeɪtɪv/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •That diminishes or attenuates •(no longer used) Gently laxative.Clysters sometymes do supplye the rowme of minoratyve medicines. — 1543 noun1 •(no longer used) A gently laxative medicine.When […] wee feare lest nature faint before perfect concoction, we may sometimes use a gentle minorative. — 1633 formsminoratives
