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combinative

combinative

1 8.1
Relating to joining things to make something new
  • adjective
  • /kəmˈbɪnətɪv/
: combinativo
  • Her combinative skills in cooking blended various cuisines to create a unique dish.

Which carries us to our next segment, combinative thinking.

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Examples

  • So the new spirituality wants to heal flesh and spirit and wants to heal them together, convinced of an abiding correspondence between body and soul; convinced as well of a secret connection between all things; and following the logic of the connection, convinced that a combinative mingling of religious beliefs and cultural practices is the highway to health and spirit.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The importance of social structure in the equation highlights a "combinative" effect.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Diverse interests provide perspective and, as we shall see later in this session, allow for new combinative ideas to occur.

  • An act of combinative genius from the mind of Master Mozart.

  • It is, rather, combinative as the natural result of its vision and commitments.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The new spirituality full-blown among us in the early twenty-first century is less shy, however, about its combinative tropes and figures.

    Academic text (2000)
  • For all the hostility toward organized sects and churches, the spirit messages were ambiguous—and decidedly combinative.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The artist's combinative approach to different styles resulted in a stunning masterpiece.

  • The study emphasized a combinative method, merging both theory and practical application for better results.

Synonyms

combinatorial
vscombinative
  • Specialized
3 9.3

About the different ways things can be arranged, like the order of items, often in math

is broader, covering both the action and its result outside mathematical contexts
combinant
vscombinative
1 8.8

Having parts from more than one style

includes both the action and the outcome rather than only the finished product
combinatory
vscombinative
  • Formal
1 8.2

Relating to putting things together in different ways

is the general term that covers both processes and results beyond technical fields
combinational
vscombinative
1 7.8

Relating to joining different parts to work together

is neutral about both the action and the result rather than a tendency

Antonyms

Unable to mix or join with other things

Surface Forms

combinative positive

Morphology

combinative = combine (transparent) = combine + ative

Meaning is directly derived from 'combine' with the adjectival suffix '-ative', indicating 'relating to combining'.

Etymology

The word combinative comes from the Latin verb combinare, built from com- meaning 'together' and a root meaning 'join'. Think of the common word combine, which means 'to put things together', so combinative describes something that joins or mixes parts together.