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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
-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
-ative — a·tive … English syllables
