fac·ti·tive (f k t -tv)adj. 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. [New Latin factit  vus, from Latin factit re, to do, practice, frequentative of facere, to do; see dh - in Indo-European roots.]fac ti·tive·ly adv. |
factitive [ˈfæktɪtɪv]
adj
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a verb taking a direct object as well as a noun in apposition, as for example elect in They elected John president, where John is the direct object and president is the complement
[from New Latin factitīvus, from Latin factitāre to do frequently, from facere to do]
factitively adv
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