/ Dictionary / Index P portative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: por•ta•tive Pronunciation: (pôr'tu-tiv, pōr'-), [key] — adj. capable of being carried; portable. having or pertaining to the power or function of carrying. —n. Also calleda small portable pipe organ used esp. during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Port Arthur Port-au-Prince Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language