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Added 10 October 2026

impetrative

/ɪmˈpɛtɹətɪv/ adjective

Latin root: impetrativus Wiktionary

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Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty.

Origin

Latin impetrativus (“obtained by entreaty”).

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