TRANSITIVIZE
Dictionary entry overview: What does transitivize mean? • TRANSITIVIZE (verb)
The verb TRANSITIVIZE has 1 sense:
1. make transitive
Familiarity information: TRANSITIVIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRANSITIVIZE (verb)
Meaning:
Make transitive
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
transitivise; transitivize
Context example:
adding 'out' to many verbs transitivizes them
Hypernyms (to "transitivize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
detransitivize (intransitivize)
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