Definition of dative

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Dative (n.) The dative case. See Dative, a., 1..

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Quiddative :: Quiddative (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative..
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..
Me :: Me (pers. pron.) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he struck me; he gave me the money, or he gave the money to me; he got me a hat, or he got a hat for me..
Dative :: Dative (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer..
Consolidative :: Consolidative (a.) Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
Instrumental :: Instrumental (a.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms..
Dative :: Dative (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law..
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.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Laudative :: Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.
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..
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Elucidatory :: Elucidatory (a.) Tending to elucidate; elucidative.
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..
Dative :: Dative (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office..
Sedative :: Sedative (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
Datively :: Datively (adv.) As a gift.
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..
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.
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