- illative
- illative (adj.) "inferential," 1610s, from L.L. illativus, from L. illatus "brought in," used as pp. of inferre. As a noun from 1590s.
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Illative — Il la*tive, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. [1913 Webster] {Illative conversion}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Illative — Il la*tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illative — [il′ə tiv, i lāt′iv] adj. [L illativus: see ILLATION] 1. expressing or introducing an inference: said of such words as therefore 2. of, or having the nature of, an illation; inferential n. 1. an illative word or phrase 2. an illation or inference … English World dictionary
illative — index deductible (provable) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
illative — illatively, adv. /il euh tiv, i lay tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as therefore. 2. Gram. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward… … Universalium
illative — il•la•tive [[t]ˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. of or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as “therefore.”[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95; < LL il′la•tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
illative — /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ (say i laytiv) adjective relating to or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as therefore . {Latin illātīvus} –illatively, adverb …
Illative case — in the Finno Ugric languages= Illative (from Latin illatus brought in ) is, in the Finnish language, Estonian language and the Hungarian language, the third of the locative cases with the basic meaning of into (the inside of) .An example from… … Wikipedia
Illative conversion — Illative Il la*tive, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. [1913 Webster] {Illative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Illative sense — Illative Il la*tive, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. [1913 Webster] {Illative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
