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privative

[ priv-uh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. causing, or tending to cause, deprivation.
  2. consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something.
  3. Grammar. indicating negation or absence.


noun

  1. Grammar. a privative element, as a- in asymmetric.
  2. something that is deprived.

privative

/ ˈ±è°ùɪ±¹É™³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. causing privation
  2. expressing lack or negation, as for example the English suffix -less and prefix un-
  3. obsolete.
    logic (of a proposition) that predicates a logical privation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è°ù¾±±¹²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù¾±±¹î€ƒa·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of privative1

1350–1400; Middle English privatif < Latin ±è°ùÄ«±¹Äå³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ. See private, -ive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of privative1

C16: from Latin ±è°ùÄ«±¹Äå³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ indicating loss, negative
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Here in America, George W. Bush pushed his vision of an "ownership society" at the beginning of his second term, with an initial focus on trying to privative Social Security.

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But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.

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Confusion has been created about an airport privatization process after some local media reported that the government intended to privative 27 of them by the middle of 2018, a target analysts said was unrealistic.

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Uncertainty has surrounded a plan to privative soccer clubs.

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Confusion has been created about an airport privatization process after some local media reported that the government intended to privative 27 of them by the middle of 2018, a target analysts said was unrealistic.

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