aperient vs purgative

aperient and purgative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aperient	Yes	Yes	No	No
purgative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, aperient and purgative are synonyms defined as:

aperient and purgative: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

Other synonyms of aperient include cathartic, physic.

aperient (noun)	purgative (noun)
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels	a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

aperient (adjective)	purgative (adjective)
mildly laxative	strongly laxative