Standard Lemma guide

deverbative

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • dē-vûr′bə-tĭv
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈvɜː.bə.tɪv/
  • Canada, General-American: /diˈvɜɹ.bə.tɪv/
  • New-Zealand: /diːˈvøː.bə.təv/
  • Scotland: /diˈvɛɹ.bə.tɪv/
  • India: /ɖiːˈvɜːr.ba.ʈiv/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Derived from a verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A word or a component of a word that is derived from a verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English verb Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English deverbative From de- + verb + -ative.