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TRANSITIVIZE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
adding 'out' to many verbs transitivizes them
Synonyms:
transitivise; transitivize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "transitivize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
detransitivize (intransitivize)
Derivation:
transitive (designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning)