subventiveadj.

Brit.

/səbˈvɛntɪv/, U.S.

/səbˈvɛn(t)ɪv/

Forms: 1600s subuentiue, 1800s– subventive.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: subvent v.; Latin subvent- , subvenīre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < subvent v. or its etymon classical Latin subvent-, past participial stem of subvenīre subvene v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier subvention n.

In early use: †that aids or rescues from harm (obsolete). Later: that gives help or support by subvention, or as a subvention (subvention n. 3).In 19th cent. spec. designating charity in the form of subsidies and relief intended to provide immediate aid to those in need (often opposed to preventive charity, which addressed the causes of deprivation). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective]

lastfuleOE

helpinga1300

helplya1300

helpfulc1384

assistanta1400

succourablec1400

helpyc1440

aidant1449

adjutoryc1475

subsiduous1490

aidable1509

aidinga1525

aidful1535

adjuvant1574

adjuvable1598

assistful1600

auxiliary1605

recureful1606

seconda1616

succouring1616

coadjuvanta1625

adjutant1645

adjutorious1657

assisting1659

subventive1674

relievablea1693

subventitious1693

affording1873

succourful1898

1674 R. Strange Life S. Thomas Cantilupe xiii. 142 Our corrupt nature is more sensible of hunger then of deuotion... It is as hard to hammer it..to a good shape vnles it be first made supple by the fire of a subuentiue charity.

1846 Continental Echo Apr. 100/1 The priests well understand subventive, but not preventive charity, which is the best and most efficacious of all kinds of charity.

1868 Lard's Q. Jan. 70 True Christian charity is preventive no less than subventive. It is certainly better to devote..means to establish Sunday schools..than to wait for the evil is done and then labour to relieve it.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 16 [He] had a great admiration..for Leigh Hunt, to whom John was often actually subventive.

1941 Agric. Hist. 15 30 The outside subsidy without the standard-fixing prescriptions of a subventive grant-in-aid left the States free to determine for themselves [their education policy].

1992 Automotive News (U.S.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. We need to begin looking at other ways to market cars. We should continue incentives, but we need to work our way out of subventive interest rates and cash rebates.

2006 S. King Women, Welfare & Local Politics (2010) i. iii. 68 Medical care for the sick poor and broadly defined educational purposes—so called preventive charity..[was less important than] cash distributions at times of crisis..—subventive charity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subventive
释义	subventiveadj. Brit. /səbˈvɛntɪv/, U.S. /səbˈvɛn(t)ɪv/ Forms: 1600s subuentiue, 1800s– subventive. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: subvent v.; Latin subvent- , subvenīre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < subvent v. or its etymon classical Latin subvent-, past participial stem of subvenīre subvene v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier subvention n. In early use: †that aids or rescues from harm (obsolete). Later: that gives help or support by subvention, or as a subvention (subvention n. 3).In 19th cent. spec. designating charity in the form of subsidies and relief intended to provide immediate aid to those in need (often opposed to preventive charity, which addressed the causes of deprivation). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective] lastfuleOE helpinga1300 helplya1300 helpfulc1384 assistanta1400 succourablec1400 helpyc1440 aidant1449 adjutoryc1475 subsiduous1490 aidable1509 aidinga1525 aidful1535 adjuvant1574 adjuvable1598 assistful1600 auxiliary1605 recureful1606 seconda1616 succouring1616 coadjuvanta1625 adjutant1645 adjutorious1657 assisting1659 subventive1674 relievablea1693 subventitious1693 affording1873 succourful1898 1674 R. Strange Life S. Thomas Cantilupe xiii. 142 Our corrupt nature is more sensible of hunger then of deuotion... It is as hard to hammer it..to a good shape vnles it be first made supple by the fire of a subuentiue charity. 1846 Continental Echo Apr. 100/1 The priests well understand subventive, but not preventive charity, which is the best and most efficacious of all kinds of charity. 1868 Lard's Q. Jan. 70 True Christian charity is preventive no less than subventive. It is certainly better to devote..means to establish Sunday schools..than to wait for the evil is done and then labour to relieve it. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 16 [He] had a great admiration..for Leigh Hunt, to whom John was often actually subventive. 1941 Agric. Hist. 15 30 The outside subsidy without the standard-fixing prescriptions of a subventive grant-in-aid left the States free to determine for themselves [their education policy]. 1992 Automotive News (U.S.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. We need to begin looking at other ways to market cars. We should continue incentives, but we need to work our way out of subventive interest rates and cash rebates. 2006 S. King Women, Welfare & Local Politics (2010) i. iii. 68 Medical care for the sick poor and broadly defined educational purposes—so called preventive charity..[was less important than] cash distributions at times of crisis..—subventive charity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1674
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