assistive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈsɪstɪv/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English assistive From assist + -ive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability
“The use of an assistive device should not only be considered in solely biomechanical terms,” the I.P.C. said in a statement.
2008 January 18, Joshua Robinson, “Effect of Prosthetics Ruling Is Unclear”, in New York Times:
Deriveds
assistiveness · unlicensed assistive personnel · assistive technology · nonassistive