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apertive
apertive, a. ? Obs. (əˈpɜːtɪv) [a. Fr. apertif, -ive:—late L. apertīv-us, f. apert- ppl. stem of aperīre to open: see -ive.] † 1. Open, manifest. (So in Fr.) Obs. rare.1681 Blount Glossogr., Apertive..clear and manifest. 2. = aperient.1605 Timme Quersit. iii. 181 Take of the rootes of eryngium..and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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fusive
† ˈfusive, a. and n. Obs. rare. [f. L. fūs- ppl. stem of fundĕre to pour + -ive.] A. adj. Tending to fuse; in quot., tending to thin (the blood). Cf. fuse v.2 1 d. B. n. Something which fuses.1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 262 Esula is..sharp, incisive, tenuative, fusive, apertive and siccative. 1678 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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aperitive
aperitive, a. (əˈpɛrɪtɪv) Also 7 apperitive, 6–8 aperative. [variant of apertive, after mod.Fr. apéritif, -ive, older Fr. apertif, med.L. apertīvus and aperitīvus, It. apertivo and aperitivo.] A. adj. † 1. Tending to open. Obs. rare.1685 Boyle Free Enq. 381 Its [a key's] Power of opening a Door (whi... Oxford English Dictionary
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