detransitivize
/diːˈtrænsɪtɪvaɪz/
verb
- To change a transitive verb into an intransitive verb, so that it no longer takes a direct object.
- Linguists note that English speakers often detransitivize verbs in casual conversation.
- Some grammar exercises ask students to detransitivize active verbs.
- You can detransitivize 'open' by using it without an object, as in 'the door opens.'
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