Illative Definition
ĭlə-tĭv, ĭ-lā-
adjective
Expressing or introducing an inference.
Webster's New World
Of, or having the nature of, an illation; inferential.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating motion toward or into in some languages, as in Finnish Helsinkiin, “to Helsinki.”
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A word or phrase, such as hence or for that reason, that expresses an inference.
American Heritage
A word or form in the illative case.
American Heritage
An illative word or phrase.
Webster's New World
An illation.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Illative
Noun
Singular:
illative
Plural:
illativesOrigin of Illative
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From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).
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