-atory

suffix — 2 senses

-atory

suffix

Etymology From -ate + -ory.

1

Morpheme forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified

2

Morpheme forms nouns that represent things or places where a specified activity takes place

Derived terms
114 termsaccusatory, adoratory, adulatory, aleatory, amatory, ambulatory, amendatory, anovulatory, anticipatory, anti-inflammatory, applicatory, articulatory, aspiratory, cardiorespiratory, circulatory, classificatory, combinatory, commemoratory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, conservatory, copulatory, cosignatory, crematory, damnatory, declamatory, declaratory, defamatory, depilatory, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, dextrorotatory, dilatory, discriminatory, dispensatory, divinatory, ejaculatory, emancipatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, exploratory, expurgatory, feudatory, fumatory, gustatory, gyratory, hallucinatory, hibernatory, hortatory, improvisatory, inflammatory, informatory, initiatory, innovatory, inspiratory, interrogatory, invitatory, invocatory, judicatory, justificatory, laudatory, levorotatory, libratory, mandatory, masticatory, masturbatory, migratory, minatory, moratory, nugatory, obligatory, participatory, potatory, precatory, predatory, predicatory, prefatory, preparatory, propitiatory, pulsatory, purgatory, reformatory, regulatory, respiratory, retaliatory, revelatory, reverberatory, rogatory, rotatory, saltatory, salutatory, self-deprecatory, self-explanatory, signatory, sternutatory, stimulatory, sudatory, supererogatory, supplicatory, vacillatory, vesicatory, vindicatory, calcatory, infirmatory, laboratory, lavatory, observatory, oratory
Related terms
-ational

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