FACTITIVE


Meaning of FACTITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfak-tə-tiv ]

adjective

Etymology: probably from Latin factitare to do habitually, frequentative of facere

Date: 1846

: of, relating to, or being a transitive verb that in some constructions requires an objective complement as well as an object

• fac·ti·tive·ly adverb

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