ablative (redirected from ablatives)

ab·la·tive ¹  (bl-tv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating separation, direction away from, sometimes manner or agency, and the object of certain verbs. It is found in Latin and other Indo-European languages.

n.

1. The ablative case.

2. A word in this case.

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[Middle English, from Latin abltvus, from abltus, carried away; see ablation.]

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ab·la·tive ²  (-bltv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or capable of ablation.

2. Tending to ablate.

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[From ablation.]

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ab·lative·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ablative - the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb ablative case oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
Adj.	1.	ablative - relating to the ablative case linguistics - the scientific study of language
	2.	ablative - tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone" subtractive - constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"