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INTRANSITIVIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 "intransitivize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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