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Meaning of "defensative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFENSATIVE

defensative  [dɪˈfensətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFENSATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defensative is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFENSATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defensative in the English dictionary

The definition of defensative in the dictionary is a thing that offers protection or defence, in particular a dressing etc that safeguards against infection or injury.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFENSATIVE


administrative
ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
adversative
ədˈvɜːsətɪv
alternative
ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv
compulsative
kəmˈpʌlsətɪv
conversative
kənˈvɜːsətɪv
cooperative
kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
decorative
ˈdɛkərətɪv
dispensative
dɪsˈpensətɪv
fixative
ˈfɪksətɪv
incrassative
ɪnˈkræsətɪv
initiative
ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv
intensative
ɪnˈtensətɪv
intensitive
ɪnˈtɛnsətɪv
laxative
ˈlæksətɪv
negative
ˈnɛɡətɪv
pulsative
ˈpʌlsətɪv
relative
ˈrɛlətɪv
relaxative
rɪˈlæksətɪv
representative
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
taxative
ˈtæksətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFENSATIVE

defendant
defender
Defender of the Faith
defending
defending counsel
defenestrate
defenestration
defense
defenseless
defenselessly
defenselessness
defenseman
defensibility
defensible
defensibleness
defensibly
defensive
defensive medicine
defensively
defensiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFENSATIVE

active
comparative
conservative
creative
cumulative
derivative
illustrative
imperative
in the negative
indicative
informative
innovative
investigative
legislative
narrative
native
operative
qualitative
quantitative
sales representative
tentative

Synonyms and antonyms of defensative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defensative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFENSATIVE

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The translations of defensative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defensative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defensative
1,325 millions of speakers

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defensative
570 millions of speakers

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defensative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defensative
380 millions of speakers
ar

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defensative
280 millions of speakers

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defensative
278 millions of speakers

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defensative
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defensative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

defensative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defensif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defensative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defensative
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defensative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defensif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defensative
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defensative
75 millions of speakers

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संरक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defensative
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defensative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defensative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defensative
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defensative
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

defensative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defensative
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

defensative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defensative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defensative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENSATIVE»

The term «defensative» is used very little and occupies the 163.467 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENSATIVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFENSATIVE»

Discover the use of defensative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defensative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Divine Original and the Supreme Dignity of Kings No ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Augustine Frezer, 2011
2
The Works of John Owen
... but only by way of a defensative, to evince, that the rumours which have been spread by some, and entertained by others, too greedily about this matter, have been exceeding causeless and groundless ; so that though my second thoughts  ...
John Owen, 1826
3
The Anatomy of Melancholy:
... humour whatsoever, improves their meditations more then any strong drinke, or sacke.72 Henry Howard, the Earl of Northampton, who is the nobleman referred to, in fact argues against this proposition in A Defensative against the Poison of ...
Robert Burton, Thomas C. Faulkner, Nicholas K. Kiessling, 1989
4
King Henry VI: an annotated bibliography
Harlow, C.G. "A Source for Nashe's Terrors of the Night, and the Authorship of 1 Henry VI." Studies in English Literature, 5 (1965), 31-47. Henry Howard's A Defensative Against the Poison of Supposed Prophecies is the source of The Terrors.
Judith Hinchcliffe, 1984
5
An Elizabethan Journal
KELLWAY'S 'DEFENSATIVE AGAINST THE PLAGUE.' Mr. Simon Kellway hath written A Defensative against the Plague, containing two parts, the first how to preserve from the plague, the second how to cure those that are infected, with a ...
G.B. Harrison, 2013
6
Londinopolis, C.1500 - C.1750: Essays in the Cultural and ...
Kellwaye, A Defensative against the Plague (1593), fo. 38. On smallpox in London see Graunt, Observations, pp. 349, 352, 366; on its demographic significance and later decline see J. Landers, Death and the Metropolis ( Cambridge, 1993).
Mark S.R. Jenner, Paul Griffiths, 2000
7
The Star-crossed Renaissance: The Quarrel about Astrology ...
The influence of the Defensative in England was undoubtedly less than that of Fulke's book, for Howard's unsavory political reputation and his well-known Catholic bias would militate against his tractate. The value of the Defensative rests on ...
Don Cameron Allen, 1966
8
The Sermons of John Owen
A. short. defensative. about. church. government,. toleration,. and. petitions. about . these. things. Reader, This, be it what it will, thou hast no cause to thank or blame111 me for. Had I been mine own, it had not been thine; my submission unto ...
John Owen
9
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
DEFE.NDANT, de-«n'dant. s. He that defends against assailants : in law, the person accused or sued DEFENDER, d*-f£n'dnr. s. 93. One that dc- fcr-is, a champion ; an assertcr, a vindicator-: in lit**, an ndvocale. DEFENSATIVE, de-fen' sa-tiv. s.
John Walker, 1818
10
The Journal of English and Germanic Philology
And Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, the author of A Defensative against Ihe poyson of supposed Prophecies (1583), was called by Malone "one of the basest men of the age in which he lived." He was arrested in 1572, again in 1582, and ...

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