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Meaning of portative | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Portable.
archaic
Capable of holding up or carrying.
obsolete

Equivalents

Français portative

Examples

“Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.”

“the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

ported portentious portentive portentous portentuous portered