Illative \Il"la*tive\, n. An illative particle, as for, because. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Illative \Il"la*tive\, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.]

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. [1913 Webster]

Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.

Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

illative adj
1: relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" [syn: inferential]
2: resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" [syn: inferential]
3: expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Illative \Il"la*tive\, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.]

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.

Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.

Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Illative \Il"la*tive\, n. An illative particle, as for, because.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)