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-ative

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See also: ative

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ate +‎ -ive.

Suffix

-ative

  1. of, related to, or associated with the thing specified

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ative
abortative
absentative
accusative
actative
adhortative
adverbative
alimentative
alternatative
aquativeness
arylative
assortative
attestative
authoritative
babblative
backative
combatative
comfortative
commodificative
commutative
complimentative
concertative
configurative
confirmative
confrontative
confutative
conservative
consultative
continuative
delimitative
denotative
derivative
deverbative
dilatative
disfigurative
disturbative
diversative
documentative
entitative
evocative
excitative
exhalative
exhortative
expectative
exploitative
explorative
facultative
fermentative
formative
frequentative
go-aheadative
imputative
informative
lucrative
manifestative
matterative
maturative
maximative
meliorative
multiplative
multipliative
negatative
normative
orientative
oxidative
performative
permutative
personative
perturbative
piaculative
portative
presentative
qualitative
quantitative
recommendative
relaxative
reportative
representative
reservative
restorative
scribblative
secundative
splenative
subornative
summative
talkative
thinkative
transfigurative
transformative
urinative

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