"portative" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle French portatif, corresponding to port + -ative.",
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      "form": "more portative",
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      "form": "most portative",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:",
          "text": "Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.",
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        "Portable."
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        "(now rare) Portable."
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        {
          "text": "the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity"
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        "Capable of holding up or carrying."
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        "(obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying."
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  "word": "portative"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle French portatif, corresponding to port + -ative.",
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        "A portative organ."
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        "(now chiefly historical) A portative organ."
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          "ref": "c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:",
          "text": "Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.",
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      ],
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        "Portable."
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        "(now rare) Portable."
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        "Capable of holding up or carrying."
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        "A portative organ."
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        "(now chiefly historical) A portative organ."
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