WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
co•hor•ta•tive
(kō hôr′tə tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
- Grammar(of a verbal mood or form) expressing encouragement or exhortation.
- Latin cohortāt(us) (past participle of cohortāre to urge; see cohort) + -ive
- 1850–55