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Meaning of "cathartic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATHARTIC

cathartic  [kəˈθɑːtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATHARTIC

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cathartic can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES CATHARTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cathartic

In medicine, a cathartic is a substance that accelerates defecation. This is in contrast to a laxative, which is a substance which eases defecation, usually by softening feces. It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic. However, agents such as psyllium seed husks increase the bulk of the feces. Cathartics such as sorbitol, magnesium citrate, magnesium sulfate, or sodium sulfate were previously used as a form of gastrointestinal decontamination following poisoning via ingestion. They are no longer routinely recommended for poisonings. High-dose cathartics may be an effective means of ridding the lower gastrointestinal tract of toxins; however, they carry a risk of electrolyte imbalances and dehydration. During the 1918 flu pandemic, cathartics were used in the Fort Lewis, WA, area. An original report by Elizabeth J. Davies, a public health nurse, mentions cathartics, pneumonia jackets and copious amount of drinks as treatments for influenza patients. Blood is a cathartic. Gastrointestinal bleeding will cause diarrhea.

Definition of cathartic in the English dictionary

The first definition of cathartic in the dictionary is purgative. Other definition of cathartic is effecting catharsis. Cathartic is also a purgative drug or agent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATHARTIC


acetic
əˈsiːtɪk
aeronautic
ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪk
anacathartic
ˌænəkəˈθɑːtɪk
aortic
eɪˈɔːtɪk
astronautic
ˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪk
atretic
əˈtriːtɪk
chemotherapeutic
ˌkiːməʊθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
desertic
dɪˈzɜːtɪk
electrotherapeutic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
etic
ˈiːtɪk
hermeneutic
ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪk
immunotherapeutic
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
nontherapeutic
ˌnɒnˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
pharmaceutic
ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪk
psychotherapeutic
ˌsaɪkəʊθerəˈpjuːtɪk
quartic
ˈkwɔːtɪk
radiotherapeutic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
subtherapeutic
ˌsʌbθerəˈpjuːtɪk
therapeutic
ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
toreutic
təˈruːtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATHARTIC

catharise
Catharism
Catharist
catharses
catharsis
cathartical
cathartically
Cathay
cathead
cathect
cathectic
cathedra
cathedral
cathedral choir
cathedral church
cathedral city
cathedratic
cathepsin
catheptic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATHARTIC

acoustic
artic
artistic
athletic
Atlantic
authentic
automatic
democratic
diagnostic
domestic
dramatic
erotic
exotic
fantastic
leptokurtic
mesokurtic
plastic
platykurtic
romantic
static

Synonyms and antonyms of cathartic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cathartic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATHARTIC

Find out the translation of cathartic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cathartic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cathartic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

导泻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catártica
570 millions of speakers

English

cathartic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भेदक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشافية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабительное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catártico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cathartique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cathartic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abführmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cathartic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tẩy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்புரவாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅथॅक्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müshil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catartico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katharsis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проносне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cathartic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

purgeermiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

laxering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rensende
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATHARTIC»

The term «cathartic» is regularly used and occupies the 71.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cathartic

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10 QUOTES WITH «CATHARTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cathartic.
1
Jim Beaver
My wife Cecily Adams was dying of cancer, my daughter Madeline was struggling to overcome an autism diagnosis, and my father was dying, all at the same time. Writing the journal was a cathartic experience, and an extremely positive one.
2
Francesca Lia Block
Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but ultimately I believe that if you push through, the process is healing and exhilarating.
3
Darren Boyd
A friend of mine had died, and I went for an audition. It was weird and cathartic: the producer was very excited about the piece, but my brain wasn't working, and it all seemed really pointless and fickle. I told them I didn't want to be there any more, and left. It was the most terrifying and empowering audition experience I've had.
4
Cary Elwes
I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.
5
Ori Gersht
Violence can be very grotesque and also intensely attractive. What interests me is how the two - beauty and violence - live side by side, and how moments can be created and erased almost simultaneously. Destruction is painful, but at times it can be very cathartic.
6
Bob Harper
For me, working out is a form of therapy. It's cathartic for me; it's a good stress reliever. I know that when I go to the gym I am taking care of myself, and I know I'll feel so much better afterwards.
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Dhani Harrison
I was very empty after my father passed away. It was an emotional time, as it would be for anyone, but to be in the studio every day was kind of cathartic and healing and it just seemed very natural to continue.
8
Charles Hazlewood
Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip hop and jazz, in the utterly relaxed and cathartic environment of a Somerset field, is for me the fulfilment of a long-term dream.
9
Richard Helms
It was my angry, Dickensian novel, I suppose. It was cathartic - I expended a lot of frustration on that one.
10
Nicholas Jarecki
Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATHARTIC»

Discover the use of cathartic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cathartic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Loving the Addict: A Cathartic Saga of Love, Lust, Obsession ...
"Loving The Addict" is based on a true story.This story has everything from love, lust, hate, dominance, obsession, sex, police chases, drug lords, violence, abuse, deceit, betrayal and most of all survival.Know one understood the power ...
Raven Storm, 2012
2
The Art of Cathartic Memoir: The Ten Injustices of Our Life ...
$01M)”;. Walk into any bookstore, and you'll find shelves packed with how-to and self-help books. It is a rare volume that combines the best of both genres. The Art of Cathartic Memoir does this, guiding people through the process of memoir ...
Krista Burlae, 2013
3
Small Animal Toxicology
20 These results are remarkable because the doses of cathartic administered were greater than the recommended therapeutic levels and the intervals between toxin ingestion and cathartic administration were less than those expected in an ...
Michael E. Peterson, Patricia A. Talcott, 2013
4
Szycher's Handbook of Polyurethanes, First Edition
Activated charcoal/cathartic - Charcoal administration Administer charcoal as slurry; charcoal slurry may be aqueous, or mixture of charcoal with saline cathartic or sorbitol. - Charcoal dose The FDA suggests a minimum of 240 mL of diluent ...
Michael Szycher, Ph.D, 1999
5
Salts and Senna: a cathartic in seven doses. [Satires in verse.]
insignificance of my adversary. On the one hand, I knew that nothing but dishonour could attach itself even to a victory. I felt the animated disdain of Ascanius. At puer Ascanius mediis in vallibus acri Gaudet equo :jamque hos cursu, jam ...
6
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
lhartic and to treat skin lesions; ka'e'e (sea bean), seeds as cathartic; kaliko, a cathartic; kalo (taro), root as tonic and cathartic, leaf for skin infections, stem for slings; kl (ti). flower for asthma, leaves (\i'X)for headache, fever, and as bandages ; ...
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
7
Understanding Anger Disorders
Other studies attempted to confirm the inhibited-anger-expression hypothesis by examining the effect of cathartic anger expression on depression. The results are inconsistent. Some studies supported this hypothesis in the laboratory (Forrest ...
Raymond DiGiuseppe Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology St. John's University, Raymond Chip Tafrate Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Central Connecticut State University, 2006
8
Pharmacology and Applications of Chinese Materia Medica
The cathartic effects of the herb extract and the sennoside extract were therefore similar. 1 . 1 .2 Effect on charcoal transport and on the water content of the intestinal tract. The herb extract could accelerate the intestinal excretion of charcoal.
Hson-Mou Chang, Paul P. H. But, 2001
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Social Psychology of Exercise and Sport
Despite these deep-seated beliefs, there is very little evidence to support the cathartic hypothesis, and research suggests that persistent exposure to aggression does not reduce the likelihood of it being expressed elsewhere but, paradoxically ...
Martin Hagger, Nikos Chatzisarantis, 2005
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Radiology and Imaging of the Colon: With 21 Tables
One of the main advantages of faecal tagging is that it reduces the need for cathartic cleansing and so reduced cleansing regimens have been proposed. However, the ultimate goal is to completely eliminate cathartic bowel preparation.
Anthony H. Chapman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATHARTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cathartic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mark Gilbert: The only remedy for Greece is a cathartic exit
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis's resignation, even after Greek voters firmly backed the government's refusal to accept its creditors' ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
2
Wimbledon 2015: Grigor Dimitrov's coach split reminds of need for …
I'm extremely good at making it someone else's fault and that can be enormously cathartic. In between games in squash matches (where, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Algiers: The Best of What's Next
The cathartic shreds of Lee Tesche's gracefully mangled guitar tones form a fleet, fierce and almost poetic dissonance, weaving between the ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Desaparecidos Are the Band Who Reunites After 13 Years and …
“At the time we wrote it he was on a waiting list, but it was a cathartic and emotional song for all of us because we're also referencing another ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
5
The Domestics - "Wait Forever" (audio) (premiere)
... their own troubled past – London's drug-addicted parents, Finn's battles with mental illness – to create something both cathartic and uplifting. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
6
Why an annuity? 'It's the income, stupid'
That same cathartic feeling happens when you have contractually covered all of your foreseeable income needs. If you have a significant other, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
12 Books For Anxiety And Depression That'll Actually Help …
... you feel worse. Sure, Frank Wheeler is a class-A jerk, and their marriage is one of the least enviable in literature, but this book is depressing in a cathartic way. «Bustle, Jul 15»
8
Album Review: Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
Many are paralyzed by the troubles crowding their rearview mirrors, but a select few succeed in channeling that anguish into cathartic, brutally ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
9
Flexing: the 'bone-breaking' dance craze that bubbled up from …
It sounds brutal but it's been a revelation for the dancers, the self-expression proving highly cathartic. “Dancers can be the life of the party and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
On a different stage
“I felt working on a play on the subject of working women juggling different roles would be cathartic. But it was harder than I thought!” she says. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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