- transumptive
- tran·sump·tive
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transumptive
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Transumptive — Tran*sump tive, a. [L. transumptivus.] Taking from one to another; metaphorical. [R.] A transumptive kind of speech. Drayton. [1913 Webster] Fictive, descriptive, digressive, transumptive, and withal definitive. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transumptive — (p)tiv adjective Etymology: Latin transumptivus, from transumptus + ivus ive : of, relating to, or characterized by the transfer or substitution of terms : metaphorical the transumptive power of poetry R.P.Blackmur … Useful english dictionary
transumptive — a. transferred; metaphorical … Dictionary of difficult words
transume — /tran sūmˈ, trän , zūmˈ/ transitive verb (obsolete) To transcribe officially ORIGIN: L trān(s)sūmere to transcribe, from sūmere to take • • • transumpt / sumtˈ/ noun A copy of a legal document transumption / sumˈshən/ noun 1. Transcription 2.… … Useful english dictionary
