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[ dee-vur-buh-tiv ] / diˈvɜr bə tɪv / Grammar
adjective(especially of nouns) derived from a verb, as the noun driver from the verb drive. indicating derivation from a verb, as the suffix -er in driver or -ment in development. Origin of deverbative1910–15; de- + verb + -ative, by analogy with denominative Words nearby deverbativedevelopment system, development well, developpé, Deventer, deverbal, deverbative, de Vere, Devereux, Devers, devest, Devi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |