radicative

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UK/ɹaˈdɪkəˌtɪv/US/ɹæˈdɪkəˌtɪv/

adjective

causing to take root, establishing

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Meanings

adjectiveradicative (comparative more radicative, superlative most radicative)

comparative more radicative · superlative most radicative

  1. obsoleterarecausing to take root, establishing
  2. obsoleterareextending to the root, radical

Origin

From radicate (“cause to take root”) + -ive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vicariateddivaricate
Cite this entry
APA

radicative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicative

MLA

“radicative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radicative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicative.

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