radicative

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

Adjective[edit]

radicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

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

References[edit]

“radicative, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams[edit]

divaricate, vicariated

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