detransitivise
/diːˈtrænsɪtɪvaɪz/
verb
- To change a transitive verb into an intransitive verb, so that it no longer takes a direct object.
- Linguists study how speakers detransitivise verbs in everyday speech.
- In some languages, adding a suffix can detransitivise a verb.
- The teacher explained how to detransitivise 'break' when used without an object.
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