equative

Having the power to equate (make equal) two things.

Adjective

  1. Having the power to equate (make equal) two things.

Origin

Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive.

Derived

equative case equative degree equatively equative sentence

Noun

  1. A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
  2. An adjective or adverb in the equative form.
  3. The equative case.

Forms

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