intransitivize
/ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪvaɪz/
verb
- To change a verb so that it no longer takes a direct object; to make a verb intransitive.
- You can intransitivize 'break' by using it without an object, as in 'the glass broke'.
- Linguists study how languages intransitivize verbs through different grammatical processes.
- The exercise asked students to intransitivize each transitive verb in the list.
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