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SPOLIATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
spoliative (comparative more spoliative, superlative most spoliative)
Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
Source: Wiktionary
Spo"li*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spoliatif.]
Definition: Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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