Transitivise (Verb)
Meaning
Make transitive; "adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Turning an intransitive verb into a transitive one can be achieved by adding a preposition or a suffix, effectively transitivising it in the process.
- Adding 'out' to many verbs transitivises them, for example, 'clean' becomes 'clean out'.
- Transitivising an intransitive verb often involves creating a new object for the action to be performed upon.
- The prefix 'en-' can transitivise some verbs, giving the subject agency over the action.
- Using a causative suffix can also transitivise certain intransitive verbs, turning them into transitive actions.