transumptive

transumptive
\\-(p)tiv\ adjective
Etymology: Latin transumptivus, from transumptus + -ivus -ive
: of, relating to, or characterized by the transfer or substitution of terms : metaphorical

the transumptive power of poetry — R.P.Blackmur


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  • Transumptive — Tran*sump tive, a. [L. transumptivus.] Taking from one to another; metaphorical. [R.] A transumptive kind of speech. Drayton. [1913 Webster] Fictive, descriptive, digressive, transumptive, and withal definitive. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transumptive — tran·sump·tive …   English syllables

  • transumptive —   a. transferred; metaphorical …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • transume — /tran sūmˈ, trän , zūmˈ/ transitive verb (obsolete) To transcribe officially ORIGIN: L trān(s)sūmere to transcribe, from sūmere to take • • • transumpt / sumtˈ/ noun A copy of a legal document transumption / sumˈshən/ noun 1. Transcription 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

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