factitive

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  1. adjective Of or constituting a transitive verb that renders to a thing a certain character or status and that in English can take an objective complement modifying its direct object, such as make in That makes me angry, or elect in We elected him Treasurer.

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  1. New Latin factitīvus, from Latin factitāre, to do, practice, frequentative of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from New Latin factitivus, from Latin factus, past participle of facere, make: see fact.
 

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/ˈfæktɪtɪv/
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