sustentativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌst(ə)ntətɪv/,

/səˈstɛntətɪv/, U.S.

/səˈstɛn(t)ədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sustentativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sustentativus (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin sustentāt- , past participial stem of sustentāre sustentate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier sustentive adj., sustantive adj.

Having the quality or purpose of sustaining something; providing sustenance or support; relating to sustentation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving in being or maintaining

sustaining?c1425

sustentative1629

sustentive1662

establishing1668

supporting1681

the world > life > the body > system > [adjective] > organ > action of vital organs

noblea1398

vital1482

sustentative1877

psychoid1911

1629 T. Jackson Treat. Divine Essence i. 86 The sustentative force..should be multiplyed according to the severall portions or divisibilities of magnitude successively immensurable.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 278 Dialogismes, displaying their Interrogatory part with communicatively-Pysmatick and Sustentative flourishes.

1853 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Human Physiol. (ed. 4) iv. 208 The Author believes that those will be found most satisfactory, in which the treatment has been moderately evacuant, and early sustentative.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals Introd. 24 Each cell..must needs retain its sustentative functions so long as it grows.

1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 Jan. 4/6 When the strike was on..a sustentative fund was sent down here.

1966 Amer. Midland Naturalist 75 429 The mass of sustentative tissue increases disproportionally as an animal increases in size.

2005 Denver Post (Nexis) 1 Aug. f10 Think of it as a sugary late-night dessert wine to be sipped after a more sustentative..diet.

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

单词	sustentative
释义	sustentativeadj. Brit. /ˈsʌst(ə)ntətɪv/, /səˈstɛntətɪv/, U.S. /səˈstɛn(t)ədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sustentativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sustentativus (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin sustentāt- , past participial stem of sustentāre sustentate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier sustentive adj., sustantive adj. Having the quality or purpose of sustaining something; providing sustenance or support; relating to sustentation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving in being or maintaining sustaining?c1425 sustentative1629 sustentive1662 establishing1668 supporting1681 the world > life > the body > system > [adjective] > organ > action of vital organs noblea1398 vital1482 sustentative1877 psychoid1911 1629 T. Jackson Treat. Divine Essence i. 86 The sustentative force..should be multiplyed according to the severall portions or divisibilities of magnitude successively immensurable. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 278 Dialogismes, displaying their Interrogatory part with communicatively-Pysmatick and Sustentative flourishes. 1853 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Human Physiol. (ed. 4) iv. 208 The Author believes that those will be found most satisfactory, in which the treatment has been moderately evacuant, and early sustentative. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals Introd. 24 Each cell..must needs retain its sustentative functions so long as it grows. 1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 Jan. 4/6 When the strike was on..a sustentative fund was sent down here. 1966 Amer. Midland Naturalist 75 429 The mass of sustentative tissue increases disproportionally as an animal increases in size. 2005 Denver Post (Nexis) 1 Aug. f10 Think of it as a sugary late-night dessert wine to be sipped after a more sustentative..diet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1629
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