Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 anacathartic /(ăn`ȧ*kȧ*thär"tĭk)/ · an·a·ca·thar·tic · IPA a. n. 01 a. Producing vomiting or expectoration. 1. Producing vomiting or expectoration.(Med.) [archaic] 02 n. An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. 1. An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.(Med.) [archaic]