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The Meaning of dative
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(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.
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(a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office.
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(a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer.
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(a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law.
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(n.) The dative case. See Dative, a., 1.
Synonyms
dative case
Rhymes
accommodative
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accumulative
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administrative
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alliterative
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appreciative
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authoritative
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collaborative
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commemorative
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cooperative
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creative
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deliberative
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facultative
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imitative
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innovative
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investigative
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iterative
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legislative
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manipulative
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native
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nonnative
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probative
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prognosticative
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qualitative
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quantitative
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regulative
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rehabilitative
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stative
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stimulative
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vegetative