applicativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈaplᵻkətɪv/,

/ˈaplɪˌkeɪtɪv/,

/əˈplɪkətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈæpləˌkeɪdɪv/,

/ˈæpləkədɪv/

Forms: 1600s applicatiue, 1600s– applicative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin applicāt- , applicāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin applicāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of applicāre apply v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin applicativus connected to (16th cent.), Old Occitan aplicatiu appropriate to apply (14th cent.). Compare applied adj., applicable adj.

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to putting something into practice; (of a study, ability, etc.) practical, applied.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective]

workinga1568

acting1595

performing1595

applicative1607

operative1816

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse i. sig. B2 Hee had this cœlestiall sentence, γνῶθι σεαυτὸν..engrauen on the frontispice of his heart, euermore in an applicatiue practise, especially for himselfe.

1655 J. Bramhall Def. True Liberty 171 The directive command for counsel is in the understanding; And the applicative command, or empire, for putting in execution of what is directed, is in the will.

1657 T. Aylesbury Treat. Confession of Sinne viii. 226 The Priest..absolveth from sin, 1. applicative, 2. and dispositive.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xxvi. 75 This Remembrance of Christ's Words was an applicative and feeling Remembrance of them.

1787 J. Brown Observ. Princ. Old Syst. Physic p. iii The system of the planets, discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, is applicative science.

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 170 His genius is wholly applicative, for he invents nothing.

1913 School Rev. 21 630 I refer to mathematics as an applied science, or to its essentially applicative character.

1944 Sci. Monthly June 424/2 There are already more than a dozen basic plastic materials of proven worth, many of which have multiple applicative personalities.

2004 Lancet (Nexis) 31 July 416 This profession is now an applied science, ever more open to multidisciplinary and multilateral contributions..resulting in bioethical and applicative implications that until a few years ago would have been unimaginable.

a. Of a word, a concept, writing, etc.: capable of being brought to bear upon something, applicable; having reference or pertinence to something. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1640 A. Stafford Honour & Vertue (title page) A Treatise so written, that it is as well applicative to all of Noble Extraction, as to him [sc. Ld. Stafford].

1658 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia III. i. 43 When a man writes unto a woman, whom he dares not tell plainly that he loves her, and yet would have her understand his meaning, he useth to write certain words, which are applicative either unto Love or Amity.

1685 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth 363 For the words are applicative to himself.

1719 Disc. conc. Soul of Man 9 Moral Perfections being Qualitties in the Action, are only applicative to a Creature as aforesaid.

1791 T. Neve Seventeen Serm. v. 103 The apostolical exhortation before us is..more peculiarly applicative to the solemnity of this day's festival.

1879 Harper's Mag. Dec. 49/1 The Biblical descriptions of pottery are singularly applicative to the present process of manufacture.

1990 L. L. Patton in F. Reynolds & D. Tracy Myth & Philos. vii. 201 The rules which Searle develops for performative speech are only applicative to ordinary language.

†b. Probably: in an applied sense, rather than the proper or principal one. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adjective] > relating to or regarding

respectivec1454

referential1660

applicative1668

susceptive1681

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues i. xv. 64 When I spake of the successive Duration of God, I did not mean Succession in that proper and formal sense, but onely a virtual, applicative or relative Succession... We apply our own fluid successive Duration to the steddy Permanency of the eternall Duration of God.

†3. Characterized by being put into actual or effective contact with something; (of a measure) applied externally (opposed to receptive). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > having the power of acting upon objects > characterized by actual or effective contact

applicative1656

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon ix. 372 We acknowledge..an applicative Sacrifice, or an application of his merits unto our soules.

1669 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia 51 All Measures in England are either Applicative or Receptive. The smallest Mensura applicationis or applicative measure is a Barly Corn, whereof 3 in length make a fingers breadth or Inch.

1723 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (1727) 196 Applicative Measures, or Things measured outwardly.

1751 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria Rediviva 890 I proceed to the Long or Applicative Measures, of which ours in Great-Britain, are the Yard and Ell.

1757 Polit. Truths humourously Delineated 5 This applicative doze [= dose] will prove too weak for the strength of our constitution.

1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) II. 289 We wring from our souls their applicative strength, And bend to the cord the strong bow of our ken.

4. Linguistics. Designating a construction in certain languages whereby an element which would not otherwise be the direct object of a verb becomes a direct object, with a specific form of the verb corresponding to this; designating this verbal form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > other specific types of verb

commonc1450

personal?1482

perfect1530

valuative1566

suppletive1633

auxiliary1751

active-passive1859

mutative1866

preterito-presential1875

preterite-present1888

passival1892

preteritive present1894

applicative1903

injunctive1910

activo-passive1927

ornative1934

eventive1946

notional1957

non-factive1969

contrafactive1979

1903 W. H. Stapleton Compar. Handbk. Congo Langs. 211 The Applicative verb is formed from the verb stem by the addition of a suffix, which imparts to the Simple idea of the verb the force of one of our prepositions.

1919 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 39 119 The construction might be considered as a special form of the so-called ‘applicative voice’, found in many languages and presenting a fact in reference to the person interested in it.

1929 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 5 370 Tumbela, to roast for, applicative form of tumba, to roast.

1953 W. J. Entwistle Aspects of Lang. xi. 318 The indirect object or dative is indicated by the use of ‘applicative’ forms of the verb (‘to do something for someone’).

2002 R. M. W. Dixon Austral. Langs. vi. 203 The verb bears the applicative suffix, -lka-... The applicative construction..would be used to describe a heavy downpour with ‘us’ being soaked, i.e. fully affected by the rain.

B. n.

Linguistics. An applicative construction or form. Cf. sense A. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > other spec.

numeral1530

partitive1530

inclusive1533

gentile1569

illative1591

note1607

collective1751

ordinativea1831

resumptive1832

similative1903

applicative1925

particle1925

adposition1972

1925 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 3 229/1 In formation this is the applicative of a verb *apōwa.

1937 Language 13 76 Examples of the applicative in context.

1996 M. C. Baker Polysynthesis Parameter ix. 427 The Bantu family, in particular, is famous for its applicatives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	applicative
释义	applicativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈaplᵻkətɪv/, /ˈaplɪˌkeɪtɪv/, /əˈplɪkətɪv/, U.S. /ˈæpləˌkeɪdɪv/, /ˈæpləkədɪv/ Forms: 1600s applicatiue, 1600s– applicative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin applicāt- , applicāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin applicāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of applicāre apply v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin applicativus connected to (16th cent.), Old Occitan aplicatiu appropriate to apply (14th cent.). Compare applied adj., applicable adj. A. adj. 1. Of or relating to putting something into practice; (of a study, ability, etc.) practical, applied. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] workinga1568 acting1595 performing1595 applicative1607 operative1816 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse i. sig. B2 Hee had this cœlestiall sentence, γνῶθι σεαυτὸν..engrauen on the frontispice of his heart, euermore in an applicatiue practise, especially for himselfe. 1655 J. Bramhall Def. True Liberty 171 The directive command for counsel is in the understanding; And the applicative command, or empire, for putting in execution of what is directed, is in the will. 1657 T. Aylesbury Treat. Confession of Sinne viii. 226 The Priest..absolveth from sin, 1. applicative, 2. and dispositive. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xxvi. 75 This Remembrance of Christ's Words was an applicative and feeling Remembrance of them. 1787 J. Brown Observ. Princ. Old Syst. Physic p. iii The system of the planets, discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, is applicative science. 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 170 His genius is wholly applicative, for he invents nothing. 1913 School Rev. 21 630 I refer to mathematics as an applied science, or to its essentially applicative character. 1944 Sci. Monthly June 424/2 There are already more than a dozen basic plastic materials of proven worth, many of which have multiple applicative personalities. 2004 Lancet (Nexis) 31 July 416 This profession is now an applied science, ever more open to multidisciplinary and multilateral contributions..resulting in bioethical and applicative implications that until a few years ago would have been unimaginable. 2. a. Of a word, a concept, writing, etc.: capable of being brought to bear upon something, applicable; having reference or pertinence to something. Now rare. ΚΠ 1640 A. Stafford Honour & Vertue (title page) A Treatise so written, that it is as well applicative to all of Noble Extraction, as to him [sc. Ld. Stafford]. 1658 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia III. i. 43 When a man writes unto a woman, whom he dares not tell plainly that he loves her, and yet would have her understand his meaning, he useth to write certain words, which are applicative either unto Love or Amity. 1685 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth 363 For the words are applicative to himself. 1719 Disc. conc. Soul of Man 9 Moral Perfections being Qualitties in the Action, are only applicative to a Creature as aforesaid. 1791 T. Neve Seventeen Serm. v. 103 The apostolical exhortation before us is..more peculiarly applicative to the solemnity of this day's festival. 1879 Harper's Mag. Dec. 49/1 The Biblical descriptions of pottery are singularly applicative to the present process of manufacture. 1990 L. L. Patton in F. Reynolds & D. Tracy Myth & Philos. vii. 201 The rules which Searle develops for performative speech are only applicative to ordinary language. †b. Probably: in an applied sense, rather than the proper or principal one. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adjective] > relating to or regarding respectivec1454 referential1660 applicative1668 susceptive1681 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues i. xv. 64 When I spake of the successive Duration of God, I did not mean Succession in that proper and formal sense, but onely a virtual, applicative or relative Succession... We apply our own fluid successive Duration to the steddy Permanency of the eternall Duration of God. †3. Characterized by being put into actual or effective contact with something; (of a measure) applied externally (opposed to receptive). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > having the power of acting upon objects > characterized by actual or effective contact applicative1656 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon ix. 372 We acknowledge..an applicative Sacrifice, or an application of his merits unto our soules. 1669 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia 51 All Measures in England are either Applicative or Receptive. The smallest Mensura applicationis or applicative measure is a Barly Corn, whereof 3 in length make a fingers breadth or Inch. 1723 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (1727) 196 Applicative Measures, or Things measured outwardly. 1751 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria Rediviva 890 I proceed to the Long or Applicative Measures, of which ours in Great-Britain, are the Yard and Ell. 1757 Polit. Truths humourously Delineated 5 This applicative doze [= dose] will prove too weak for the strength of our constitution. 1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) II. 289 We wring from our souls their applicative strength, And bend to the cord the strong bow of our ken. 4. Linguistics. Designating a construction in certain languages whereby an element which would not otherwise be the direct object of a verb becomes a direct object, with a specific form of the verb corresponding to this; designating this verbal form. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > other specific types of verb commonc1450 personal?1482 perfect1530 valuative1566 suppletive1633 auxiliary1751 active-passive1859 mutative1866 preterito-presential1875 preterite-present1888 passival1892 preteritive present1894 applicative1903 injunctive1910 activo-passive1927 ornative1934 eventive1946 notional1957 non-factive1969 contrafactive1979 1903 W. H. Stapleton Compar. Handbk. Congo Langs. 211 The Applicative verb is formed from the verb stem by the addition of a suffix, which imparts to the Simple idea of the verb the force of one of our prepositions. 1919 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 39 119 The construction might be considered as a special form of the so-called ‘applicative voice’, found in many languages and presenting a fact in reference to the person interested in it. 1929 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 5 370 Tumbela, to roast for, applicative form of tumba, to roast. 1953 W. J. Entwistle Aspects of Lang. xi. 318 The indirect object or dative is indicated by the use of ‘applicative’ forms of the verb (‘to do something for someone’). 2002 R. M. W. Dixon Austral. Langs. vi. 203 The verb bears the applicative suffix, -lka-... The applicative construction..would be used to describe a heavy downpour with ‘us’ being soaked, i.e. fully affected by the rain. B. n. Linguistics. An applicative construction or form. Cf. sense A. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > other spec. numeral1530 partitive1530 inclusive1533 gentile1569 illative1591 note1607 collective1751 ordinativea1831 resumptive1832 similative1903 applicative1925 particle1925 adposition1972 1925 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 3 229/1 In formation this is the applicative of a verb apōwa. 1937 Language* 13 76 Examples of the applicative in context. 1996 M. C. Baker Polysynthesis Parameter ix. 427 The Bantu family, in particular, is famous for its applicatives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1607
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