| VERB | change | transitivize, transitivise | make transitive |
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| Meaning | make transitive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "adding 'out' to many verbs transitivizes them" | |
| Synonym | transitivise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | detransitivize, detransitivise, intransitivize, intransitivise | Intransitivize |
| Spanish | transitivizar | |
| Catalan | transitivitzar | |
| Adjectives | transitive | designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning / meaning |
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