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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Late Latin apertivus, from Latin aperio. Doublet of apéritif, from French.
Adjective
aperitive (comparative more aperitive, superlative most aperitive)
- (medicine) Tending to open the bowels; aperient
- Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
1904, Henry James, Fordham Castle:She was looking, while so occupied, at the German group engaged in the garden, near by, with aperitive beer and disputation....
Noun
aperitive (plural aperitives)
- (medicine) aperient