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View synonyms for aperitive

aperitive

[ uh-per-i-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having a stimulating effect on the appetite.


noun

  1. an appetite stimulant.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aperitive1

1575–85; < Medieval Latin aperitīvus, variant of Late Latin apertīvus, equivalent to Latin apert- ( aperture ) + -īvus -ive
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Example Sentences

The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a crook.

This composition, as well as the Sweet Spirit of Nitre, is esteemed in medicine to be very aperitive and diuretic.

Aperient roots,1535 Aperitive species; Species diuretic, L. 1.

He discussed the "efficacy" of millepedes, which he found to be "very diuretical and aperitive."

The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a hook.

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