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Webster 1913 Edition

Volitive

Vol′i-tive

,
Adj.
[See
Volition
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will.
“They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.”
Sir M. Hale.
2.
(Gram.)
Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.

Webster 1828 Edition

Volitive

VOL'ITIVE

,
Adj.
Having the power to will.
They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.

Definition 2024

volitive

volitive

English

Adjective

volitive ‎(not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining the will or volition
  2. in the volitive

Derived terms

Noun

volitive ‎(plural volitives)

  1. (uncountable, linguistics) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
  2. (linguistics) A specific volitive form of a verb.

See also

Italian

Adjective

volitive

  1. Feminine plural form of volitivo

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo ‎(“want”) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός ‎(thelētikós), from θέλησις ‎(thélēsis, “a will, a willing”)

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