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intransitivize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-tran-si-tivize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make intransitive.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From intransitive + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

intransitivizes (present, singular) intransitivizing (participle, present) intransitivized (participle, past) intransitivized (past)

Derived Forms

intransitivizer

Synonyms

detransitivize detransitivise intransitivise

Questions

What does intransitivize mean?
To make intransitive.
Where does intransitivize come from?
From intransitive + -ize.

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