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DETRANSITIVIZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intransitivize
Example:
removing the object will intransitivize the verbs
Synonyms:
detransitivise; detransitivize; intransitivise; intransitivize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "detransitivize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
transitivize (make transitive)
