Definition of dative

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Dative (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law..

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Sedative :: Sedative (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
Dative :: Dative (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..
Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Dative :: Dative (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office..
Consolidative :: Consolidative (a.) Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Instrumental :: Instrumental (a.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms..
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Dative :: Dative (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law..
Dative :: Dative (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer..
Game :: Game (n.) To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative..
You :: You (dat. & obj.) The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the Note under Ye..
Quidditative :: Quidditative (a.) Quiddative.
Elucidative :: Elucidative (a.) Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note..
Quiddative :: Quiddative (a.) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative..
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..
Datively :: Datively (adv.) As a gift.
Foxglove :: Foxglove (n.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis..
Camphor :: Camphor (n.) A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative..
Laudative :: Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.
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