re-formativeadj.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈfɔːmətɪv/, U.S.

/riˈfɔrmədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, formative adj.

Etymology: < re- prefix + formative adj., after re-form v.² Compare earlier reformative adj.¹

rare.

Having the capacity to re-form or reshape; giving a new form to something.In later use chiefly with connotations of reformative adj.¹ in explicit appeal to the etymological meaning of reform v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form

metamorphosing1607

transformative1673

re-formative1838

transfiguring1846

transfigurating1871

reshaping1872

transfigurative1899

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adjective] > re-forming or re-formed

reconstituted1817

re-formative1838

1838 J. P. Greaves Lett. & Extracts from MS Writings (1843) I. i. 3 We must acknowledge that education, even when rightly conducted, can only be viewed as remedial, not as re-generative or re-formative.

1900 Q. Rev. July 49 Earth is the most potent disinfectant known:..it is resolvent and reformative as well.

1996 A. J. Torrance Persons in Communion ii. 67 The participation which results is, therefore, formative and re-formative of our thought patterns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-formative
释义	re-formativeadj.² Brit. /ˌriːˈfɔːmətɪv/, U.S. /riˈfɔrmədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, formative adj. Etymology: < re- prefix + formative adj., after re-form v.² Compare earlier reformative adj.¹ rare. Having the capacity to re-form or reshape; giving a new form to something.In later use chiefly with connotations of reformative adj.¹ in explicit appeal to the etymological meaning of reform v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form metamorphosing1607 transformative1673 re-formative1838 transfiguring1846 transfigurating1871 reshaping1872 transfigurative1899 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adjective] > re-forming or re-formed reconstituted1817 re-formative1838 1838 J. P. Greaves Lett. & Extracts from MS Writings (1843) I. i. 3 We must acknowledge that education, even when rightly conducted, can only be viewed as remedial, not as re-generative or re-formative. 1900 Q. Rev. July 49 Earth is the most potent disinfectant known:..it is resolvent and reformative as well. 1996 A. J. Torrance Persons in Communion ii. 67 The participation which results is, therefore, formative and re-formative of our thought patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.²1838
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re-formativeadj.2

re-formativeadj.²