separative - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'separative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Separative

[ a.]

- Causing, or being to cause, separation.

1 . separative

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- serving to separate or divide into parts

Example in sentence:

Meaning (2):
- (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group

Example in sentence:

whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative

sepal sepaled sepaline sepalody sepaloid sepalous separability separable separate separated

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