Definition of factitive in English:

factitive

adjective ˈfaktɪtɪvˈfæktədɪv

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.
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Example sentencesExamples
- "The boy popped the balloon," is factitive, because "balloon" is a factitive object, that is, an object changed by the verb "popped."
- Dutch has two factitive verbs, vernieten and vernietigen, which both denote "destroy" and appear in the same range of uses and collocations.

Origin

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

Definition of factitive in US English:

factitive

adjectiveˈfæktədɪvˈfaktədiv

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.
〔语言学〕（动词）使役的
Example sentencesExamples
- "The boy popped the balloon," is factitive, because "balloon" is a factitive object, that is, an object changed by the verb "popped."
- Dutch has two factitive verbs, vernieten and vernietigen, which both denote "destroy" and appear in the same range of uses and collocations.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin factitivus, formed irregularly from Latin factitare, frequentative of facere ‘do, make’.

单词	factitive
释义	Definition of factitive in English: factitive adjective ˈfaktɪtɪvˈfæktədɪv 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. 〔语言学〕（动词）使役的 Example sentencesExamples "The boy popped the balloon," is factitive, because "balloon" is a factitive object, that is, an object changed by the verb "popped." Dutch has two factitive verbs, vernieten and vernietigen, which both denote "destroy" and appear in the same range of uses and collocations. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin factitivus, formed irregularly from Latin factitare, frequentative of facere 'do, make'. Definition of factitive in US English: factitive adjectiveˈfæktədɪvˈfaktədiv 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. 〔语言学〕（动词）使役的 Example sentencesExamples "The boy popped the balloon," is factitive, because "balloon" is a factitive object, that is, an object changed by the verb "popped." Dutch has two factitive verbs, vernieten and vernietigen, which both denote "destroy" and appear in the same range of uses and collocations. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin factitivus, formed irregularly from Latin factitare, frequentative of facere ‘do, make’.
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