aperitive

== 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. === Noun === aperitive (plural aperitives) (medicine) Synonym of aperient.