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factitive

fac·ti·tive [ fáktitiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
taking both direct object and complement: describes a verb that takes a direct object and a complement. An example is "appoint" in "They appointed her Head of Department" where "her" is the direct object and "Head of Department" is a noun complement.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin factitivus< Latin factitare "do again" < fact- (see fact)]

fac·ti·tive·ly adverb
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