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transitive

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Main Entry: tran·si·tive
Pronunciation: \ˈtran(t)-sə-tiv, ˈtran-zə-; ˈtran(t)s-tiv\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus, past participle of transire
Date: 1590

1 : characterized by having or containing a direct object <a transitive verb>
2 : being or relating to a relation with the property that if the relation holds between a first element and a second and between the second element and a third, it holds between the first and third elements <equality is a transitive relation>
3 : of, relating to, or characterized by transition

tran·si·tive·ly adverb

tran·si·tive·ness noun

tran·si·tiv·i·ty \ˌtran(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē, ˌtran-zə-\ noun


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