frequentative

 [fri-kwen-tuh-tiv]  

fre·quen·ta·tive

   [fri-kwen-tuh-tiv] Grammar
adjective
1.
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
noun
2.
the frequentative aspect.
3.
a verb in the frequentative aspect, as wrestle from wrest.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin frequentātīvus denoting repetition of an act. See frequent, -ate1, -ive

Related forms
un·fre·quen·ta·tive, adjective
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frequentative (frɪˈkwɛntətɪv)
 
—adj
1.  denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to express repeated or habitual action
2.  (in English) denoting a verb or an affix having meaning that involves repeated or habitual action, such as the verb wrestle, from wrest
 
—n
3.  a.  a frequentative verb or affix
 b.  the frequentative aspect of verbs

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