Lewis & Short

translātīvus, a, um, adj. [translatio, II. B.], of or belonging to transference, that is to be transferred, translative.

  1. I. Adj.: constitutio, Cic. Inv. 1, 8, 10: genus causae, Quint. 3, 6, 75: quaestiones, id. 3, 6, 52.
  2. II. Subst., metalepsis, = μετάληψιν, quam nos varie translativam, transumptivam, transpositivam vocamus, Quint. 3, 6, 46.
    Adv.: translātīvē, gram. t. t., in transferred meaning, metaphorically, Isid. 17, 6, 23; Schol. Juv. 13, 22.