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adoptative, a.|əˈdɒptətɪv| [f. L. adoptāt- ppl. stem of adoptā-re to adopt + -ive; as if ad. L. *adoptātīv-us.] Of or pertaining to adoption; adoptive.
1615Bp. Hall Contempl. iv. xxii. (1833) 395 A spiritual and adoptative sonship. 1875McClellan New Test. 623 Adoptative or other legal parentage, in opposition to the natural. |