factitive object

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• Factitive — Fac ti*tive a. [See {Fact}.] 1. Causing; causative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an object, but produces some change in the object, as when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• factitive — [fak′tə tiv] adj. [ModL, factitivus, irreg. < L factus, pp. of facere, DO1] Gram. designating or of a verb that expresses the idea of making, calling, or thinking something to be of a certain character, using a noun, pronoun, or adjective as a …   English World dictionary

• object complement — Gram. a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him …   Universalium

• object complement — ob′ject com′plement n. gram. a noun, noun phrase, pronoun, or adjective used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to or identified with its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer or white in They painted… …   From formal English to slang

• object complement — Gram. a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him …   Useful english dictionary

• factitive — adjective Etymology: probably from Latin factitare to do habitually, frequentative of facere Date: 1846 of, relating to, or being a transitive verb that in some constructions requires an objective complement as well as an object • factitively… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• factitive — factitively, adv. /fak ti tiv/, adj. Gram. noting or pertaining to verbs that express the idea of making or rendering in a certain way and that take a direct object and an additional word or group of words indicating the result of the process, as …   Universalium

• factitive — [ faktɪtɪv] adjective Linguistics denoting a verb having a sense of causing a result and taking a complement as well as an object, as in he appointed me captain. Origin C19: from mod. L. factitivus, formed irregularly from L. factitare,… …   English new terms dictionary

• factitive — fac•ti•tive [[t]ˈfæk tɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. gram. of or pertaining to a verb that expresses the idea of rendering in a certain way and that takes a direct object and an additional word or phrase indicating the result of the process, as made in They… …   From formal English to slang

• factitive — /ˈfæktətɪv/ (say faktuhtiv) adjective designating verbs which convey the idea of making or rendering according to order or specification; such verbs are accompanied not only by the direct object but by an additional word indicating the result of… …  

• factitive —   a. Grammar, signifying making something to be; applied to complementary object of such verb …   Dictionary of difficult words