单词 | subventive |
释义 | subventive/səbˈvɛntɪv/adjective In early use: †that aids or rescues from harm (obsolete ). Later: that gives help or support by subvention, or as a subvention.
OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Strange (c1611–1682), Jesuit. From subvent or its etymon classical Latin subvent-, past participial stem of subvenīre subvene + -ive. |
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