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factitive

Syllabification: (fac·ti·tive)
Pronunciation: /ˈfaktətiv/
Definition of factitive

adjective

Linguistics
  • (of 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:

mid 19th century: from modern Latin factitivus, formed irregularly from Latin factitare, frequentative of facere 'do, make'

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