/ ˈfæktətɪv; NAmE / adjective
( grammar ) ( of verbs ) followed by a direct object and a complement . Factitive verbs describe a situation where there is a result to the action. In 'I painted it red' and 'they made her captain', 'painted' and 'made' are factitive.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin factitivus , formed irregularly from Latin factitare , frequentative of facere do, make.