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participative

participative

6.8
Relating to verb forms that act like adjectives and describe actions
  • adjective
  • /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : participativo
  • Ideally, the reportorial "I," the participative narratorial "you," and the figural "he" meet—as in the above quote from Double or Nothing—in the shared space of "us."

Examples

  • These narratees allegedly question the narrative contract and, on occasion, even abandon their own narrative level, landing in the middle of the story as participative "critics."

    Academic text (1994)

  • The workshop was designed to be participative, allowing everyone to express their ideas and opinions.

  • In a participative learning environment, students are encouraged to engage actively with the material.

  • She appreciated the participative approach of the project, which involved all team members in the decision-making process.

Synonyms

participial
vsparticipative
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Relating to verb forms like 'baked' that act as adjectives

is the same in meaning but is a different adjective form

Surface Forms

participative positive

Morphology

participative = participate (opaque) = participate + ive

Although formed from 'participate' + '-ive', this grammatical sense aligns with 'participle' rather than the verb 'participate', so knowing 'participate' does not reliably lead learners to this meaning.

Etymology

Participative is also related to participle, a verb form that 'shares' qualities of a verb and an adjective. So in grammar participative means 'formed by' or 'using' those shared verb forms.