OPTIVE

Meaning of OPTIVE in English

ˈäptiv adjective

Etymology: Latin optivus chosen; akin to Latin option-, optio free choice — more at opine

Roman law : chosen or appointed to an office or trust by an interested person — compare dative , nominative , testamentary

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CO-OPTIVE — adjective see: co-opt
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CO-OPTIVE — (ˈ)kō|äptiv adjective : co-optative
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CO-OPTIVE — see co-opt
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COOPT — — cooptation, co-optation, cooption, co-option /koh op"sheuhn/ , n. — cooptative, co-optative /koh op"teuh tiv/ , cooptive, co-optive , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CO-OPT — v.tr. appoint to membership of a body by invitation of the existing members. øøco-optation n. co-option n. co-optive adj. [L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COOPT — v.tr. appoint to membership of a body by invitation of the existing members. co-optation n. co-option n. co-optive adj. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CO-OPT — v.tr. appoint to membership of a body by invitation of the existing members. Derivatives: co-optation n. co-option n. co-optive adj. …
Oxford English vocab

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