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PRONUNCIATION OF APPROBATIVE

approbative  [əˈprəʊbətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPROBATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Approbative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APPROBATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Approbative

In linguistics, approbatives are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect; that is, they express the appreciation or approval of the speaker. Sometimes a term may begin as a pejorative word and eventually be adopted in an approbative sense. In historical linguistics, this phenomenon is known as amelioration.

Definition of approbative in the English dictionary

The definition of approbative in the dictionary is approving.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPROBATIVE


administrative
ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
alternative
ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv
collaborative
kəˈlæbərətɪv
combative
ˈkɒmbətɪv
comparative
kəmˈpærətɪv
conservative
kənˈsɜːvətɪv
cooperative
kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
decorative
ˈdɛkərətɪv
deverbative
dɪˈvɜːbətɪv
disturbative
dɪˈstɜːbətɪv
initiative
ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv
negative
ˈnɛɡətɪv
noncombative
ˌnɒnˈkɒmbətɪv
perturbative
pəˈtɜːbətɪv
probative
ˈprəʊbətɪv
rebarbative
rɪˈbɑːbətɪv
relative
ˈrɛlətɪv
representative
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
reprobative
ˈreprəbətɪv
uncombative
ʌnˈkɒmbətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPROBATIVE

approach road
approach shot
approach stage
approachability
approachable
approachableness
approaching
approbate
approbate and reprobate
approbation
approbatory
appropinquate
appropinquation
appropinque
appropinquity
appropriable
appropriacy
appropriate
appropriately
appropriateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPROBATIVE

active
affirmative
creative
cumulative
illustrative
imperative
in the negative
indicative
informative
innovative
investigative
legislative
narrative
native
normative
operative
provocative
qualitative
quantitative
sales representative
tentative

Synonyms and antonyms of approbative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «approbative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPROBATIVE

Find out the translation of approbative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of approbative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «approbative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

approbative
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

approbative
570 millions of speakers

English

approbative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

approbative
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

approbative
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

approbative
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

approbative
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

approbative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

approbative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diluluskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

approbative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

approbative
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

approbative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Approbative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

approbative
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

approbative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंजुळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

approbative
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

approbative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

approbative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

approbative
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aprobative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

approbative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

approbative
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

approbative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

approbative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of approbative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPROBATIVE»

The term «approbative» is normally little used and occupies the 132.166 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPROBATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «approbative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «approbative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about approbative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPROBATIVE»

Discover the use of approbative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to approbative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Confession of faith, the Larger and Shorter catechisms, ...
With Acts of Assembly and Parliament, relative to, and approbative of, the same Church of Scotland . COI.fffÆE LIBRARY CONFESSION OF FAIT» The Larger and Shorter CATECHISMS With the Scripture-proofs at Large. Together with The  ...
Church of Scotland, 1752
2
Ethical Leadership Through Transforming Justice
He claims that throughout history, all theories of justice have three aspects in common: first, justice is a social norm; second, justice is approbative; third, justice is obligatory. As stated previously, justice is relational and by that fact it is social.
Thomas F. McMahon, 2004
3
The Sources of Value
In fact, we might almost call the approbative sanction the externalized conscience . For there is nothing that arouses social disapproval so promptly as offended conscience. The religious sanction is the authority of the church and the control of  ...
Stephen Coburn Pepper, 1958
4
Khasi-Jaintia Folklore: Context, Discourse, and History
If otherwise, it is vaguely approbative, with the implication, as to the work approved, it is vaguely approbative, with the implication, as to the work approved, it is vaguely approbative, with the implication, as to the work approved, it is vaguely ...
Soumen Sen, 2004
5
The Confession of Faith: The Larger and Shorter Catechism ...
With Acts of Assembly and Parliament, Relative to and Approbative of the Same Church of Scotland. Assembly at Edinbungh, August 24. 1 647. Sess. 10. Act for observing the Directions of the General Assembly for secret and private Worship,  ...
Church of Scotland, 1810
6
The Eyes of Faith: The Sense of the Faithful and the ...
Just as the individual lay person must consider their own sensus fidei to be subject to the approbative reception of the whole church, and just as the individual academic theologian must consider his or her own sensus fidei to be subject to the ...
Ormond Rush, 2009
7
Contemporary Ethical Theories
CRITICISM OF THEOLOGICAL APPROBATIVE THEORIES a. Contemporary Theological Approbative theories of the sort which we have considered represent significant advances at certain points over Moral Sentiment and Social Approbative ...
Thomas English Hill, 1960
8
Cicero, Catullus, and the Language of Social Performance
In the Roman Republic much of the weight of the perennial clash ot style and substance, politics and performance, form and content, fell on a set of approbative terms meaning "elegant," "witty," "charming," and the like: bellus, elegans,facetus ...
Brian A. Krostenko, 2001
9
Garner's Modern American Usage
See disapprobation. approbatory; ✳approbative. In modern print sources, approbatory is three times as common as ✳approbative, a needless variant. appropriable—not ✳appropriatable—is the adjec- tive corresponding to appropriate, ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
10
Aesthetics and the Theory of Criticism: Selected Essays of ...
It is, however, necessary to concede three things: first, that the word 'metaphor' never has a purely or solely approbative force; second, that it is used, often enough, in such ways as to have no approbative force whatever; and, third, that we ...
Arnold Isenberg, William Callaghan, 1988

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPROBATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term approbative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Dallas 100: See who made the list of fastest-growing companies …
The diversity of the companies that make up this list is a testament to the incredible opportunities and approbative business climate North Texas ... «Dallas Business Journal, Nov 14»
2
Does our Culture Make People Stupid?
These are not “traits” per se, but they are what one imagines to be a refracting influence on a group's approbative qualities, hindering them from ... «The Prince Arthur Herald, Mar 14»
3
Iran's Supreme Leader Mocks U.S. Electoral College With Hilarious …
As such, he can even exercise “approbative supervision” of the electorate itself. We hope this exchange of infographics has been informative. «Mediaite, Jun 13»
4
Polished Roughhewn: Reflections on Hemingway
The deep reliance on the most insipid of approbative terms: “nice,” “good,” “pleasant.” The stringing together of phrases with that most colorless ... «New Yorker, Sep 12»
5
Why Sommeliers Are the New Restaurant Stars
Robert Parker sometimes uses the phrase "low-acid" as an approbative; on Planet Somm, acid rules. "Acidity is the electric spark that ignites a ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 12»
6
Microsoft Turns to Girl Scouts for Internet Safety
... organization is designed to find the most approbative channel for the delivery of information on subjects such as cyberbullying, predators and ... «Softpedia, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
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