separative

[ sep-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey- ]

adjective
  1. tending to separate.

  2. causing separation.

Origin of separative

1
1585–95; <Late Latin sēparātīvus, equivalent to Latin sēparāt(us) separate + -īvus-ive

Other words from separative

  • sep·a·ra·tive·ly, adverb
  • sep·a·ra·tive·ness, noun
  • non·sep·a·ra·tive, adjective
  • un·sep·a·ra·tive, adjective

Words Nearby separative

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British Dictionary definitions for separative

separative

/ (ˈsɛpərətɪv, ˈsɛprə-) /


adjective
  1. tending to separate or causing separation

Derived forms of separative

  • separatively, adverb
  • separativeness, noun

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