English → Latin
“illative” in Latin
illātīvusinferring, concluding, illativecōgōto collect, assemble, gather together; to restrict or confine in space; to force, compel, urge, encourage, finaglecolligōto gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest; to mconclūdōto conclude, finish; to define; to shut up, confine, contain
The English word illative itself goes back to Latin īnferō, through illātīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
illative
illativus (e.g., particulae, Plin., ap. Diom.), or by circumlocution with concludere, cogere, colligere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for illative?
- The usual Latin words for “illative” are illātīvus, cōgō, colligō; also conclūdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.