apertive, a. ? Obs.
(əˈpɜːtɪv)
[a. Fr. apertif, -ive:—late L. apertīv-us, f. apert- ppl. stem of aperīre to open: see -ive.]
† 1. Open, manifest. (So in Fr.) Obs. rare.
| 1681 Blount Glossogr., Apertive..clear and manifest. |
2. = aperient.
| 1605 Timme Quersit. iii. 181 Take of the rootes of eryngium..and of the fiue rootes apertive. 1713 Lond. & Countr. Brew. i. (1742) 42 Hops, being endowed with discutient apertive Qualities. |