TRANSUMPTIVE


Meaning of TRANSUMPTIVE in English

-(p)tiv adjective

Etymology: Latin transumptivus, from transumptus + -ivus -ive

: of, relating to, or characterized by the transfer or substitution of terms : metaphorical

the transumptive power of poetry — R.P.Blackmur

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