agentive
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- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/
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/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/ · /ˈeɪd͡ʒəntɪv/
Definition of agentive
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
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adj
- (not-comparable)Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
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(not-comparable)Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
“On the other hand, she concedes that she has been able (in however limited a fashion) to take agentive actions to facilitate others’ socialization into and through Mandarin through programmatic activities she has contributed to. Thus, agency does not necessarily result in one’s own (sinophone or other) learning goals but may mediate others’ socialization, even when the facilitating or socializing agent is not herself an expert in the Chinese language.”
noun
- A word having an agentive construction.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From agent + -ive.
Words you can make from agentive
145 playable · top: NEGATIVE (12 pts)
Best play negative 12 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
25 words4-letter words
45 words- GAVE 8 pts
- GIVE 8 pts
- VAGI 8 pts
- VANG 8 pts
- VEGA 8 pts
- VIGA 8 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVEN 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NEVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- AGEE 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GATE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GENT 5 pts
- GETA 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GNAT 5 pts
- TANG 5 pts
- TING 5 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- VEG 7 pts
- VIG 7 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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