factitive
/ˈfæktɪtɪv/
adjective
- Relating to a verb that expresses making or causing something to become something else, or to a grammatical construction that includes such a verb.
- The teacher explained that 'appoint' can be used in a factitive construction.
- Factitive verbs often take an object and an object complement.
- In the sentence 'They made her captain,' 'made' is a factitive verb.