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a combination of -ate 1 and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate1 (regulative); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate 1 , used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin: normative.
Origin:
< L -ātīvus, equiv. to -āt(us) -ate 1 + -īvus -ive
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-ative  
suff.  Of, relating to, or associated with: talkative.

[Middle English, from Old French -atif, -ative, from Latin -ātīvus, from -ātus, past participle suff.; see -ate1.]
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