Ca 'is the abbreviation for the word cathartic, meaning healing. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Citizen] Reference
Activated charcoal with a cathartic should be administered. From Wordnik.com. [Clonidine Overdose in Children] Reference
Gamboge is a powerful drastic, hydragogue cathartic, which is apt to produce nausea and vomiting. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
The experience can only be called cathartic and any listener who has suffered a similar heartbreak will hop on board. From Wordnik.com. [World Music Central] Reference
Friends of the duo describe that evening as "cathartic". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Knocking down office towers didn't feel "cathartic" in late September 2001. From Wordnik.com. [Reader responses on "Fight Club"] Reference
And if I ever hear Giudice say "cathartic" again, I ` ll know the end of the world is coming. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009] Reference
I began to realize that we could be helping people, because it was kind of cathartic for them. From Wordnik.com. [Project Rebirth: A Conversation With Jim Whitaker On Rebuilding Ground Zero] Reference
The incident marked a kind of cathartic release for many people frustrated with the Iraq war as well. From Wordnik.com. [2009 March 12 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
It was kind of cathartic to face these people and yes, let them know that what they do has consequences. From Wordnik.com. [My thong pic, a disability lap dance, the party, dehumanized, but still seeking possibilities] Reference
If he has a fever he will most likely vomit castor oil when another kind of cathartic would stay on the stomach. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Besides, doing this is kind of cathartic and I think not really doing this for a while has been the cause of all my problems. From Wordnik.com. [elfpvke Diary Entry] Reference
Of course "cathartic" is good blind play in case of doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
But this is kind of cathartic for a semi-closet dweller like me. From Wordnik.com. [AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters] Reference
DANIEL: Yes, sir, and it was kind of cathartic for me, actually. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
He adds that the show was a "cathartic" outlet of sorts, as well. From Wordnik.com. [The Buffalo News: Home] Reference
Kym Marsh found making a documentary about premature babies "cathartic". From Wordnik.com. [Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine] Reference
Out of compassion for myself and for you I will conclude by a kind of cathartic call. From Wordnik.com. [Elites TV] Reference
Admitting the crimes seemed to have a "cathartic" effect on him, the former lawyer also said. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
But you do need to be aware that feeling "cathartic" might not happen until the end -- if ever. From Wordnik.com. [WritersWeekly.com - Freelance Writing Ezine] Reference
She described the book and auction as "cathartic" and said: "It's time to move on into the future". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Was it cathartic to revisit all these painful moments?. From Wordnik.com. [The Straw That Still Stirs] Reference
I thought it was a very cathartic and connective experience. From Wordnik.com. [FAST CHAT: FAREWELLS TO THE FAMOUS] Reference
Aides said it was a wonderfully cathartic evening for Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton: Memories Of Mom] Reference
That, in conjunction with his new artistic tack, proved cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [Shooting Himself] Reference
His whole life was a catharsis; his art looks cathartic; it is cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [Jack The Dripper Returns] Reference
We might have ended up in war, but what a cathartic war it would have been!. From Wordnik.com. [Jumping To Conclusions] Reference
But if the journey seems destined to be ugly, it might also prove cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of Affirmative Action] Reference
Known for appearing in his acts 'videos, he is more charismatic than cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [Puff Daddy Alone, Plus A B.I.G. Angel] Reference
Humor is cathartic, says Dr. Jamie Grifo, the Neuners 'reproductive endocrinologist. From Wordnik.com. [Mamma Mia! 'Infertility,' the Musical] Reference
Would that be as cathartic as the Roman spectacle of miscreants hauled off in handcuffs?. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Vengeance] Reference
While my journey initially was painful, it became cathartic and, after a while, exciting. From Wordnik.com. [A Painful Discovery] Reference
A black president in a country that fought a civil war over race might even prove cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [Is America Ready?] Reference
Of course, we were foolish to think that one cathartic, redemptive act could wipe the slate clean. From Wordnik.com. [The Stink of Burning Rubber] Reference
And for families like the Fetchets, those hearings, though emotional, can also prove to be cathartic. From Wordnik.com. ['A Dramatic Success'] Reference
Still, in a society that has known only one party, one man, for decades, the mere presence of a new voice could be cathartic. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle For Cuba's Soul] Reference
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