radicative

English

Etymology

From radicate (“cause to take root”) +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

Adjective

radicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

1. (obsolete, rare) causing to take root, establishing
2. (obsolete, rare) extending to the root, radical

References

“radicative, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• divaricate, vicariated