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TRANSITIVIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make transitive

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)

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