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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERTIVE

divertive  [daɪˈvɜːtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERTIVE

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

WHAT DOES DIVERTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of divertive in the English dictionary

The definition of divertive in the dictionary is tending or serving to divert.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERTIVE


abortive
əˈbɔːtɪv
accretive
əˈkriːtɪv
assertive
əˈsɜːtɪv
completive
kəmˈpliːtɪv
constitutive
ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv
convertive
kənˈvɜːtɪv
dilutive
daɪˈluːtɪv
distortive
dɪsˈtɔːtɪv
exertive
ɪɡˈzɜːtɪv
expletive
ɪkˈspliːtɪv
furtive
ˈfɜːtɪv
nonassertive
ˌnɒnəˈsɜːtɪv
overassertive
ˌəʊvərəˈsɜːtɪv
revertive
rɪˈvɜːtɪv
self-assertive
ˌsɛlfəˈsɜːtɪv
sportive
ˈspɔːtɪv
substitutive
ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪv
suppletive
səˈpliːtɪv
supportive
səˈpɔːtɪv
unassertive
ˌʌnəˈsɜːtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERTIVE

diversity
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular disease
diverticulate
diverticulitis
diverticulosis
diverticulum
divertimenti
divertimento
diverting
divertingly
divertisement
divertissement

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERTIVE

active
alternative
assortive
automotive
competitive
contortive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
native
negative
perspective
positive
relative
retortive
tortive
transportive

Synonyms and antonyms of divertive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «divertive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERTIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

好玩的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divertive
570 millions of speakers

English

divertive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

divertive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

divertive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвлекающего
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divertive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

divertive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divertive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencerobohan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diver
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

divertive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

divertive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divertive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

divertive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

divertive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुटप्पी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

divertive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deviata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

divertive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відволікаючого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divertive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

divertive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

divertive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förledande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

divertive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of divertive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTIVE»

The term «divertive» is used very little and occupies the 186.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «divertive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «divertive» 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 divertive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERTIVE»

Discover the use of divertive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divertive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Retailing
divertive competition Occurs when retailers intercept or divert customers from competing retailers. pop-up stores Are temporary stores, which are relatively small in scale, that are set up for a short period of time, usually in conjunction with an ...
Patrick Dunne, Robert Lusch, James Carver, 2013
2
Epigrammatica; Serious, Semi-Serious, and Divertive
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1890 Excerpt: .
Frederick Kill Harford, 2012
3
Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive, Set to Musick
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Thomas D'Urfey, 2012
4
Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive, Set to Musick
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
D''Urfey Thomas 1653-1723, HardPress, 2013
5
A Transcription of the Technical Sessions, Principal ...
Captive business is largely non-competitive and price is usually a secondary factor. 2. Divertive business — sales made through selling pressue designed to divert business from competitive companies within the industry. 3- Divertive- creative ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Institute. Meeting, 1954
6
Neurotic and Psychotic Language Behaviour
All these functions can be helpful for the planning of therapy, the persuasive function perhaps even more than the diverting one, for if divertive schizophasia tips the interviewer off, signalling him that he has touched a sore spot, persuasive  ...
Ruth Wodak, Pete Van de Craen, 1987
7
The history of man, or, The wonders of human nature: in ...
in relation to the virtues, vices, and defects of both sexes : with examples, ancient and modern, alphabetically digested under their proper heads : the whole work being intermixed with variety of useful and divertive relations. THE HISTORY OF  ...
8
Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive; Set to Musick by Dr ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Henry Playford, 2010
9
Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive, Set to Musick Volume ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Blow, Thomas D'Urfey, Henry Purcell, 2013
10
The Prometheus Project: mankind's search for long-range goals
The divertive goals are in some ways the most subtle, since the people who suggest them imply that the activities of most people are inappropriate to what should really concern mankind. The "true" concerns are supposed to reside in other ...
Gerald Feinberg, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term divertive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vertex: Signs of growth or trouble?
The complaint says that as a result of Bigda's and Boxcar Companies' “competitive and divertive activities, Vertex has experienced a sharp ... «Greater Wilmington Business Journal, Jun 15»
2
Russian Businesses Targeted by Malware Signed with Legitimate …
The attackers use custom tools to check the information stored on the infected machine and resort to divertive tactics and legitimate ... «Softpedia News, Apr 15»
3
Proposed fee would disincentivize electric, hybrid vehicles …
“It seems like a very divertive tactic trying to blame these few hybrid and electric vehicle owners for the DOT's transportation problem, when ... «UW Badger Herald, Dec 14»
4
TIFF 2014: Merchants of Doubt Review
... of individuals weave confusion and doubt into seemingly settled scientific debates using divertive tactics developed by the tobacco industry. «DorkShelf.com, Sep 14»
5
Education in 'New Turkey'
Actually, with the abolishment of the secondary schools, the Turkish education system had lost its divertive opportunities totally, because in ... «Today's Zaman, Aug 14»
6
Techniques aid safe opioid prescribing
... course of therapy when pain scores decrease and a patient has recovered, or when a patient is displaying aberrant or divertive behavior. «Clinical Advisor, Jun 14»
7
Why Zille is wrong about Hangberg
These divertive admissions of culpability by the Premier are fraught with negligence. Firstly, the "democratically elected forum leadership" ... «Politicsweb, Mar 14»
8
Triple Threat: Final Fantasy XIII vs. Final Fantasy XIII-2 vs. Lightning …
With the action-based combat of Type-0, the shockingly divertive conventions of XIII, the catch-em-all inspired mechanics of XIII-2 and now the ... «Hardcore Gamer, Feb 14»
9
The Great Divide of Income Inequality: a Domestic Crisis on the …
To be clear, opportunity inequality is alive and thriving in America; but any attempts to separate it from income inequality are divertive and ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»
10
Music Therapists Bring Healing Through Tunes and Beats
Elton John once said, "Music has healing power; it has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours." This divertive nature forms ... «Houston Press, Sep 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Divertive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/divertive>. May 2024 ».
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