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(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. examples
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving. quotations
(1) Absolution: The speaker says the act was not what was understood, and that it did not occur as charged anyway. [...] His repeated denials should be viewed as an absolutive strategy in which the facts themselves are disputed, [...]
1986, Young Yun Kim, Interethnic communication: current research, Sage Publications, Inc
[...], the forgiving process is easier because the full cathartic effect, in all its absolutive power, comes into play after a heightened awareness of sinfulness.
1991, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Spiritual Intimacy: A Study of Counseling in Hasidism, Jason Aronson
The absolutive appeal is exemplified in two Nixon statements. […] Absolution is a posture designed to clear fully the accused party from any hint of wrongdoing. […]
1992, Beth Ingold, Essays in presidential rhetoric (Kendall Hunt Pub Co)
plural absolutives
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it. examples
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb. examples