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radicative

UK/ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/US/ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

radicative adjective: causing to take root, establishing.

Adjective

radicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

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

Forms of radicative

comparativemore radicative
superlativemost radicative

Origin of radicative

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

Questions about radicative

What does radicative mean?
Radicative means causing to take root, establishing.
What part of speech is radicative?
Radicative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce radicative?
Radicative is pronounced /ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/ (UK).

Words near radicative in the dictionary

  1. radicated
  2. radicates
  3. radicating
  4. radication
  5. radications
  6. radicative
  7. radicchio
  8. radicchios
  9. Radice
  10. radicel
  11. radicellose

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