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ablative

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adjective (1)

ab·​la·​tive ˈa-blə-tiv How to pronounce ablative (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks a person, place, or thing from which someone or something else is separated or the source from which someone or something comes, and is also frequently used to indicate the cause of an event or condition or the instrument by which an action is accomplished see also ablative absolute
ablative noun

ablative

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adjective (2)

ab·​la·​tive a-ˈblā-tiv How to pronounce ablative (audio)
1
: of or relating to ablation
2
: tending to ablate
ablative material on a nose cone
ablatively adverb

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Middle English ablatif, borrowed from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French ablatif, borrowed from Latin ablātīvus, from ablātus, suppletive past participle of auferre "to carry away, remove" + -īvus -ive — more at ablate

Adjective (2)

ablate + -ive

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Adjective (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ablative was circa 1500
BNC: 0 COCA: 39014

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