factitive verb

factitive verb
ettirgen eylem

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  • Factitive — Fac ti*tive a. [See {Fact}.] 1. Causing; causative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an object, but produces some change in the object, as when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • factitive — [fak′tə tiv] adj. [ModL, factitivus, irreg. < L factus, pp. of facere, DO1] Gram. designating or of a verb that expresses the idea of making, calling, or thinking something to be of a certain character, using a noun, pronoun, or adjective as a …   English World dictionary

  • factitive — adjective Etymology: probably from Latin factitare to do habitually, frequentative of facere Date: 1846 of, relating to, or being a transitive verb that in some constructions requires an objective complement as well as an object • factitively… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • factitive — [ faktɪtɪv] adjective Linguistics denoting a verb having a sense of causing a result and taking a complement as well as an object, as in he appointed me captain. Origin C19: from mod. L. factitivus, formed irregularly from L. factitare,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • factitive — fac•ti•tive [[t]ˈfæk tɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. gram. of or pertaining to a verb that expresses the idea of rendering in a certain way and that takes a direct object and an additional word or phrase indicating the result of the process, as made in They… …   From formal English to slang

  • factitive —   a. Grammar, signifying making something to be; applied to complementary object of such verb …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • factitive — adj. Gram. (of a verb) having a sense of regarding or designating, and taking a complement as well as an object (e.g. appointed me captain). Etymology: mod.L factitivus, irreg. f. L factitare frequent. of facere fact do, make …   Useful english dictionary

  • Germanic verb — The Germanic language family is one of the language groups that resulted from the breakup of Proto Indo European (PIE). It in turn divided into North, West and East Germanic groups, and ultimately produced a large group of mediaeval and modern… …   Wikipedia

  • predicate noun — Gram. a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor. * * * …   Universalium

  • predicate noun — Gram. a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor …   Useful english dictionary

  • predicate adjective — pred′icate ad′jective n. gram. an adjective that is used in the predicate with a copulative or factitive verb and has the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as sick in He is sick or It… …   From formal English to slang

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