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Definition of "frequentative" [fre•quent•a•tive]

  • Expressing or designating repeated action. (adjective)
  • A frequentative verb or verb form. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "frequentative" in a sentence
  • ""frequentative" of WAG, thus meaning ` to wag frequently '"
  • "Spanish ‘jactar’ must come directly from the Latin single frequentative iactare, which also means among other things ‘boast’."
  • "What cerebration accompanied his frequentative act?"
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