单词 | -ative |
释义 | -ativea combination of -ate1 and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate1 (regulative); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate1, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin: normative. Origin of -ative<Latin -ātīvus, equivalent to -āt(us) -ate1 + -īvus-ive Words nearby -ativeatishoo, at issue, at it, Atitlán, Ativan, -ative, ATK, Atka Island, Atka mackerel, Atkins, Atkinson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ative-ative suffix forming adjectivesof, relating to, or tending toauthoritative; decorative; informative Word Origin for -ativefrom Latin -ātīvus, from ātus -ate 1 + īvus -ive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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