Definition of Illative
Il´la`tive
a.
1.
Relating
to
,
dependent
on
,
or
denoting
,
illation
;
inferential
;
conclusive
;
as
,
an
illative
consequence
or
proposition
;
an
illative
word
,
as
then
,
therefore
,
etc
.
Illative conversion
(Logic)
a
converse
or
reverse
statement
of
a
proposition
which
in
that
form
must
be
true
because
the
original
proposition
is
true
.
Illative sense
(Metaph.)
the
faculty
of
the
mind
by
which
it
apprehends
the
conditions
and
determines
upon
the
correctness
of
inferences
.
n.
1.
An
illative
particle
,
as
for
,
because
.
Related Words
deductive
,
inferential
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