radicative

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

radicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

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

References edit

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

Anagrams edit

divaricate, vicariated

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