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preteritive, a.|prɪˈtɛrɪtɪv|
[f. L. præterit-, ppl. stem of præterīre: cf. preterite and -ive.]
1. Theol. Of or pertaining to preterition or non-election. rare—1.
1836G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Election i. ix. 139 Augustine's logically correlative doctrine of Absolute Preteritive Reprobation to eternal death.
2. Gram. Used only in the preterite tenses: said of a verb. (Webster 1847.)
Mod. The Latin memini is called a preteritive verb.
b. preteritive present (adj. and n.) = preterite-present (verb or tense).
1885A. S. Cook tr. Sievers' O. Eng. Gram. §417 The Germanic preteritive presents [die verba praeteritopresentia des germanischen] have sprung from strong verbs whose preterits have assumed a present meaning (like Lat. memini, novi, coepi, Gr. οἶδα), while the original presents have disappeared. 1899W. J. Sedgefield K. ælfred's Boeth. 207 Verbs with preteritive presents..e.g. mæg, deah. |