Defn: Gently opening the bowels; laxative.
— n.
Defn: An aperient medicine or food. Arbuthnot.
APERITIVE
A*per"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. apéritif, fr. L. aperire.]
Defn: Serving to open; aperient. Harvey.
APERT
A*pert", a. Etym: [OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See
Aperient, and cf. Pert, a.]
Defn: Open; ev [Archaic] Fotherby.
APERT
A*pert", adv.
Defn: Openly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
APERTION
A*per"tion, n. Etym: [L. apertio.]
Defn: The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [Archaic] Wiseman.