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▪ I. † aˈbortivate, v. Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. abortīv-us, abortive, after anal. of captiv-ate, activ-ate, etc. See -ate3.]
To render abortive; = abortive v.
c1630Jackson Creed v. vii. Wks. 1844 IV. 62 Atheists may so far abortivate or dead the seeds of religion sown in their souls.
▪ II. † aˈbortivate, ppl. a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. abortivate v. for abortivated: after analogy of ppl. adj. like separate of identical form with the vb. See -ate2.]
Imperfect, defective.
c1630Jackson Creed x. xxiii. Wks. 1844 IX. 150 They were a kind of abortivate or ill thriven seed, no true sons or children. |