-ative

-ative
-a·tive

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  • -ative — [ə tiv, āt′iv] [< Fr or L; Fr atif, fem. ative < L ativus] suffix forming adjectives of or relating to, serving to, tending to [demonstrative, informative, talkative] …   English World dictionary

  • ative — cre·ative·ness; ex·cit·ative; ex·ploit·ative; ex·plor·ative; fer·ment·ative; go ahead·ative·ness; per·me·ative; per·son·ative; phos·pho·ryl·ative; pre·vent·ative; pro·cre·ative; re·fut·ative; re·sult·ative; sanc·tion·ative; trans·mut·ative;… …   English syllables

  • -ative — suffix forming adjectives denoting a characteristic or propensity (authoritative; imitative; pejorative; qualitative; talkative). Etymology: from or after F atif ative or f. L ativus f. past part. stem at of verbs in are + ivus (see IVE): cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -ative — suffix (forming adjectives) denoting a characteristic or propensity: pejorative. Origin from Fr. atif, ative or L. ativus (from past participle stems ending in at) …   English new terms dictionary

  • -ative — an adjective suffix expressing tendency, disposition, function, bearing, connection, etc., as in affirmative, demonstrative, talkative. See ive. {Latin ātivus ate1 + ive; representing also French atif (masculine), ative (feminine) …  

  • -ative — adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ativus, from atus ate + ivus ive of, relating to, or connected with < authoritative > ; tending to < talkative > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -ative — a 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. [ < L ativus,… …   Universalium

  • ative — abrogative abréviative adaptative adjudicative administrative admirative adversative affirmative agrégative alternative ampliative annulative appellative approbative approximative appréciative associative augmentative bourrative captative… …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • âtive — hâtive …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • -ative — suffix (in adjectives) liking something or tending to do something or show a particular quality: talkative (=liking to talk a lot) | argumentative (=enjoying arguments) | imaginative (=showing imagination) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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