dehortative

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Dissuasive.

   “But the words of the Apostle (it will be said) are exhortative and dehortative.”

2. sıfat Indicating a negative imperative or cautionary sense.

   “The dehortative verb typically occurs preceding a subordinate verb, as Samoan ? aua ne ?i galo, Maori kaua e wareware 'don't forget!'.”

3. isim Anything that serves to dissuade; a disincentive or discouragement.

   “Referring to this admonition, he says, in another part of the preceding letter, "I hope you got (naming the poem) back in safety, and have softened my dehortative to the ingenious, and, I am persuaded, amiable author.”

4. isim A syntactic marker, word, or phrase that indicates a dehortative sense.

   “The dehortative is essentially a negative imperative in most cases, but can be used with all persons in the sense of 'should not', 'must not' or 'let not'.”