factitive
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factitive (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a verb) Taking a complement that expresses a result along with a direct object, or inherently implying a complement; or synonymous with causative.
- (linguistics, rare, of a verb) Factive.
ReferencesEdit
- “factitive, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, April 2016.
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factitive