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ditransitive

American  
[dahy-tran-si-tiv, -zi-] / daɪˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ- /

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a verb taking both a direct and an indirect object, as give in “I gave him the package.”

noun

  1. a ditransitive verb.

Other Word Forms

  • ditransitivity noun

Etymology

Origin of ditransitive

First recorded in 1960–65; di- 1 ( def. ) + transitive ( def. )

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