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Explicative — Ex pli*ca*tive, a. [Cf. F. explicatif.] Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explicative — index demonstrative (illustrative), informative, informatory, interpretive, narrative, solvable Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
explicative — 1640s (adj.) having the function of explaining, from L. explicativus, from explicare (see EXPLICIT (Cf. explicit)). As a noun, from 1775 … Etymology dictionary
explicative — ● explicatif, explicative adjectif Qui explique, indique comment se servir d un appareil, d un remède, etc. : Notice explicative … Encyclopédie Universelle
explicative — adjective Date: 1649 serving to explicate; specifically serving to explain logically what is contained in the subject < an explicative proposition > • explicatively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
explicative — adjective Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. The witness was explicative in explaining to the police what he saw. Syn: explicatory See Also: explicate, explication … Wiktionary
explicative — explicatively, adv. /ek spli kay tiv, ik splik euh tiv/, adj. explanatory; interpretive. Also, explicatory /ek spli keuh tawr ee, tohr ee, ik splik euh /. [1620 30; < L explicativus. See EXPLICATE, IVE] * * * … Universalium
explicative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN … English dictionary for students
explicative — adj. explanatory, serving to interpret … English contemporary dictionary
explicative — ex·plic·a·tive … English syllables
