·noun A mild purgative; a laxative.
II. Lenitive ·adj Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
III. Lenitive ·noun That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
IV. Lenitive ·noun A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.