transitivize

ˈtrænzɪtɪˌvaɪz

Definition

Definition of transitivize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

grammar change

tr.

TECH.

make a verb take a direct object

tr.

TECH.

The teacher helped students transitivize the verb.

transitivise

word evolution

intr.

TECH.

become able to take a direct object

intr.

TECH.

Some verbs transitivize over time in the language.

transitivise

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Origin of transitivize

Latin, trans (across) + tivus (related to) + ize (to make)

Examples of transitivize in a sentence

She learned how to transitivize verbs in class.
Linguists study how certain verbs transitivize.
The verb 'run' can transitivize in some contexts.

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French:transitiviser, devenir transitif, ...
German:transitivieren, transitiv werden, ...
Italian:transitivizzare, diventare transitivo, ...
Spanish:transitivizar, transitivizarse, ...
Portuguese:transitivizar, tornar transitivo, ...
Chinese:使动词及物化, 使及物, ...
Japanese:他動詞化する, 他動詞になる, ...
Arabic:عدّى, تَعَدَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטְרִנְזֵט, לְהַתְחִיל לְקַבֵּל מוֹשָׂא יָשִׁיר, ...
Russian:сделать переходным, становиться переходным, ...
Ukrainian:робити перехідним, транзитивізуватися, ...
Hindi:सकर्मक बनाना, सकर्मक होना, ...
Bengali:সরাসরি বস্তু গ্রহণ করতে তৈরি করা, সরাসরি বস্তু গ্রহণ করতে সক্ষম হওয়া, ...
Catalan:transitivitzar, fer transitivitzable, ...
Czech:tranzitivizovat, tranzitivizovat se, ...
Danish:transitivisere, blive transitiv, ...
Dutch:transitief maken, transitiveren, ...
Greek:μετατρέπω, γίνομαι μεταβατικός, ...
Hungarian:tranzitívvá tenni, tárgyassá válni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាកិរិយាសព្ទសកម្ម, ក្លាយជាកិរិយាសព្ទដែលអាចទទួលកម្មផ្ទាល់បាន, ...
Korean:타동사로 만들다, 타동사화되다, ...
Persian:متعدی کرد, مفعول‌پذیر شد, ...
Polish:tranzytywizować, stawać się przechodnim, ...
Portuguese (BR):transitivizar, ...
Romanian:a tranzitiviza, a devin tranzitive, ...
Swedish:transitivisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้คำกริยามีกรรมตรง, กลายเป็นสามารถมีกรรมตรงได้, ...
Turkish:geçişli hale getirmek, geçişli hale gelmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển đổi, trở thành ngoại động từ, ...

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