mandative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmændətɪv/ UK /ˈmandətɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
expressing command, demand, or requirement, especially grammatically

The mandative subjunctive appears in clauses like 'I insist that he be present.'

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Synonyms

1 adj · expressing command, demand,... mandatory imperative prescriptive commanding obligatory

Opposites

optional permissive

Word family

Related forms mandate mandatory mandatary

Etymology

From Latin mandatum ('command, order') + -ive. Mandatum is from mandare ('to commit, command'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give').

mandare Latin manus Latin dare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mandative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmændətɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmandətɪv/

## Meanings
1. expressing command, demand, or requirement, especially grammatically

## Examples
- The mandative subjunctive appears in clauses like 'I insist that he be present.'

## Synonyms
- mandatory
- imperative
- prescriptive
- commanding
- obligatory

## Antonyms
- optional
- permissive

## Related Forms
- mandate
- mandatory
- mandatary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mandare
- Root: manus
- Root: dare

## Etymology
From Latin mandatum ('command, order') + -ive. Mandatum is from mandare ('to commit, command'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Mandative comes from Latin mandatum ('command, order') + -ive. Mandatum is from mandare ('to commit, command'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give'). The etymological trail includes Latin mandare, Latin manus, Latin dare. The same word family includes mandate, mandatory, mandatary. Its current adjective use means "expressing command, demand, or requirement, especially grammatically".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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