frequentative
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Definition of frequentative
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
(not-comparable)Serving to express repetition of an action.
“"Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)Serving to express repetition of an action.
“"Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".”
noun
- Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
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Etymology
From Middle English frequentatyf, from Late Latin frequentātīvus, from Latin frequentāre (“to do or use often”). By surface analysis, frequent + -ative.
Words you can make from frequentative
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60 words- AQUIFER 19 pts
- AQUIVER 19 pts
- ANTIQUE 16 pts
- ENQUIRE 16 pts
- QUARTET 16 pts
- QUIETEN 16 pts
- QUIETER 16 pts
- QUINATE 16 pts
- QUINTAR 16 pts
- QUINTET 16 pts
- QUITTER 16 pts
- REQUITE 16 pts
- ENFEVER 13 pts
- FERVENT 13 pts
- FURTIVE 13 pts
- ANTIFUR 10 pts
- EVENTER 10 pts
- FAINTER 10 pts
- FATTIER 10 pts
- FEATURE 10 pts
- NAIVETE 10 pts
- NAVETTE 10 pts
- NERVATE 10 pts
- REVENUE 10 pts
- TARTUFE 10 pts
- TARTUFI 10 pts
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- UNRIVET 10 pts
- VAUNTER 10 pts
- VAUNTIE 10 pts
- VENTURE 10 pts
- VENTURI 10 pts
- VETERAN 10 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- ARIETTE 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- INTREAT 7 pts
- ITERANT 7 pts
- ITERATE 7 pts
- NATTIER 7 pts
- NETTIER 7 pts
- NITRATE 7 pts
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- RETINAE 7 pts
- RETINUE 7 pts
- REUNITE 7 pts
- RUINATE 7 pts
- TAENITE 7 pts
- TAUNTER 7 pts
- TAURINE 7 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
- TENTIER 7 pts
- TERNATE 7 pts
- TERTIAN 7 pts
- TRAINEE 7 pts
- URANITE 7 pts
- URINATE 7 pts
- UTERINE 7 pts
6-letter words
91 words- FAQUIR 18 pts
- QUAVER 18 pts
- QUIVER 18 pts
- EQUATE 15 pts
- EQUINE 15 pts
- QINTAR 15 pts
- QUAERE 15 pts
- QUAINT 15 pts
- QUARTE 15 pts
- QUATRE 15 pts
- QUINTA 15 pts
- QUINTE 15 pts
- REQUIN 15 pts
- AFREET 9 pts
- AVENUE 9 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- EVENER 9 pts
- FAERIE 9 pts
- FAINER 9 pts
- FATTEN 9 pts
- FATTER 9 pts
- FEATER 9 pts
- FERIAE 9 pts
- FERINE 9 pts
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- FITTER 9 pts
- FURANE 9 pts
- INFARE 9 pts
- INVERT 9 pts
- NAIVER 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- RAVINE 9 pts
- REFINE 9 pts
- REFUTE 9 pts
- TAVERN 9 pts
- TEREFA 9 pts
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- TREVET 9 pts
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- TUFTER 9 pts
- UNFAIR 9 pts
- UNFREE 9 pts
- VAINER 9 pts
- VEINER 9 pts
- VENEER 9 pts
- VENIRE 9 pts
- VENTER 9 pts
- VERITE 9 pts
- VETTER 9 pts
- VIRTUE 9 pts
- VITTAE 9 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ATTUNE 6 pts
- AUNTIE 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- NATTER 6 pts
- NATURE 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- NETTER 6 pts
- NEUTER 6 pts
- NUTATE 6 pts
- NUTRIA 6 pts
- NUTTER 6 pts
- RATINE 6 pts
- RATITE 6 pts
- RATTEN 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- RETINT 6 pts
- RETUNE 6 pts
- TAUTEN 6 pts
- TAUTER 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TEETER 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENTER 6 pts
- TENTIE 6 pts
- TENURE 6 pts
- TENUTI 6 pts
- TERETE 6 pts
- TINTER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
- TRIUNE 6 pts
- TRUANT 6 pts
- TUREEN 6 pts
- UNITER 6 pts
5-letter words
31 words- FAQIR 17 pts
- FIQUE 17 pts
- FAUVE 11 pts
- FAVER 11 pts
- FEVER 11 pts
- AFIRE 8 pts
- AFRIT 8 pts
- AFTER 8 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- AVERT 8 pts
- EVENT 8 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- FERIA 8 pts
- FEUAR 8 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- AUREI 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ENURE 5 pts
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