Definition of dative

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Dative (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office..

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Dative :: Dative (a.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective..
Quidditative :: Quidditative (a.) Quiddative.
Elucidative :: Elucidative (a.) Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note..
Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Dative :: Dative (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law..
Retardative :: Retardative (a.) Tending, or serving, to retard..
Foxglove :: Foxglove (n.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis..
Elucidatory :: Elucidatory (a.) Tending to elucidate; elucidative.
Laudative :: Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.
Dative :: Dative (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer..
Laudative :: Laudative (a.) Laudatory.
Consolidative :: Consolidative (a.) Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
Game :: Game (n.) To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative..
Sedative :: Sedative (a.) Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize.
Quiddative :: Quiddative (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative..
Liniment :: Liniment (n.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant..
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..
Datively :: Datively (adv.) As a gift.
Camphor :: Camphor (n.) A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative..
You :: You (dat. & obj.) The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the Note under Ye..
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