intransitivize

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verb

To make intransitive.

Similar
detransitivizedetransitiviseintransitivise
Scrabble 26

Meanings

verbintransitivize (third-person singular simple present intransitivizes, present participle intransitivizing, simple past and past participle intransitivized)

present singular third person intransitivizes · participle present intransitivizing · participle past intransitivized · past intransitivized

  1. transitivegrammarTo make intransitive.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbintransitivize

Similar
detransitivizedetransitiviseintransitivise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

intransitivize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivize

MLA

“intransitivize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intransitivize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivize.

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