separative

== English == === Etymology === Latin separativus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛp(ə)ɹətɪv/, /ˈsɛp(ə)ˌɹeɪtɪv/ === Adjective === separative (comparative more separative, superlative most separative) Serving to separate. (rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others. ==== Derived terms ==== separative error separatively separativeness ==== See also ==== separational === Noun === separative (plural separatives) Something that serves to separate. 1853, A. F. Lendy, The Principles of War, London: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, “Strategy,” Chapter 4, p. 117,[7] […] as for the distance between [the roads], it varies according to the strength of the army and the nature of the ground, the essential point being not to leave between them obstacles acting as separatives, such as rivers, &c. == Italian == === Adjective === separative feminine plural of separativo === Anagrams === espiravate, ripesavate, risapevate, separatevi