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    TRANSITIVIZE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make transitiveplay

    Example:

    adding 'out' to many verbs transitivizes them

    Synonyms:

    transitivise; transitivize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    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)

    Derivation:

    transitive (designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning)

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