Detransitivize (Verb)
Meaning
Intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The change in sentence structure will detransitivize the verb "write" and force a revision.
- Removing the object will detransitivize the verbs and alter their meanings.
- The new grammatical construction will detransitivize the verb "eat" and affect its connotation.
- This syntactic operation tends to detransitivize certain verbs and create intransitive forms.
- By omitting the direct object, the transitive verb "learn" will be detransitivized and function intransitively.