hortative
hortative · hortatives
A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragementA mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
UK/ˈhɔːtətɪv/US/ˈhɔɹtətɪv/
Meaning
1 sensesA mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
Origin
From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).
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Forms
plural: hortatives| Singular | hortative |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsmood of an imperative verb:cohortativeexhortative