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tran·si·tive 
[tran-si-tiv, -zi-] Pronunciation Key
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[tran-si-tiv, -zi-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb. |
| 2. | characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate. |
| 3. | passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt. |
| 4. | Mathematics. noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second element and the second in relation to a third element implies the first element is in relation to the third element, as the relation “less than or equal to.” |
| 5. | Grammar. transitive verb. |
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tran·si·tive·ly, adverb
tran·si·tive·ness, tran·si·tiv·i·ty, noun
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| tran·si·tive
(trān'sĭ-tĭv, -zĭ-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. Grammar A transitive verb. [Late Latin trānsitīvus, passing over (translation of Greek diabibastikos), from trānsitus, past participle of trānsīre, to go over; see transient.] tran'si·tive·ly adv., tran'si·tive·ness, tran'si·tiv'i·ty n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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transitive
"taking a direct object" (of verbs), 1571 (implied in transitively), from L.L. transitivus (Priscian) "transitive," lit. "that may pass over (to another person)," from transire "go or cross over" (see transient).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| transitive | |
adjective | |
| 1. | designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning [ant: intransitive] |
noun | |
| 1. | a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical [syn: transitive verb] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| transitive
(trān'sĭ-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation between three elements such that if the relation holds between the first and second elements and between the second and third elements, it necessarily holds between the first and third elements. The relation of being greater than in mathematics is transitive, since if a > b and b > c, then a > c.
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transitive
A relation R is transitive if x R y & y R z => x R z. Equivalence relations, pre-, partial and total orders are all transitive.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Transitive
Tran"si*tive\, a. [L. transitivus: cf. F. transitif. See Transient.]1. Having the power of making a transit, or passage. [R.] --Bacon. 2. Effected by transference of signification. By far the greater part of the transitive or derivative applications of words depend on casual and unaccountable caprices of the feelings or the fancy. --Stewart. 3. (Gram.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book. -- Tran"si*tive*ly, adv. -- Tran"si*tive*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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