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portative

adj

Etymology

From Middle French portatif, corresponding to port + -ative.

  1. derived from *pértus✻
  2. derived from portus
  3. inherited from port
  4. suffixed as portative — “port + ative”

Definitions

  1. Portable.

    • Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.

  2. Capable of holding up or carrying.

    • the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity

  3. A portative organ.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA