transitivise
/ˈtrænzɪtɪvaɪz/
verb
- To make a verb transitive (able to take a direct object).
- Linguists study how languages transitivise verbs through different grammatical structures.
- The teacher explained how to transitivise 'run' by saying 'run a marathon'.
- In English, you can transitivise some intransitive verbs by adding a preposition.
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