[kon-uh-tiv, koh-nuh-] 
| 1. | Psychology. pertaining to or of the nature of conation. |
| 2. | Grammar. expressing endeavor or effort: a conative verb. |
| 3. | Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect. |
| co·na·tion (kō-nā'shən) n. Psychology The aspect of mental processes or behavior directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition, and striving. [Latin cōnātiō, cōnātiōn-, effort, from cōnātus, past participle of cōnārī, to try.] co·na'tion·al, co'na·tive (kō'nə-tĭv, kŏn'ə-) adj. |
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