a. rare. [f. as prec. + -IVE.] Tending to toleration; permissive.

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1891.  E. L. Wakeman, in Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, 29 Oct. It may be said that the English folk … universally make mental defense of the Halloween time and spirit,… while its recognition by the English is complete, its observance is tolerative rather than active.

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