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cathartic vs medicine

medicine vs cathartic

cathartic and medicine both are nouns.

cathartic is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

cathartic is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cathartic Yes Yes No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of cathartic; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than cathartic:
  • cathartic: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of cathartic include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
cathartic (noun) medicine (noun)
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
punishment for one's actions
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
cathartic (adjective) medicine (adjective)
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
strongly laxative
emotionally purging
cathartic (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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