factitive

[ fak-ti-tiv ]

adjective

, Grammar.

1. 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 made in They made him king.

factitive

/ ˈfæktɪtɪv /

adjective

1. grammar denoting a verb taking a direct object as well as a noun in apposition, as for example elect in they elected John president, where John is the direct object and president is the complement

Derived Forms

• ˈfactitively, adverb

Other Words From

• facti·tive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of factitive¹

1840–50; < New Latin factitīvus, equivalent to factit- (stem of Latin factitāre to do often, practice, declare (someone) to be) + -īvus -ive

Word History and Origins

Origin of factitive¹

C19: from New Latin factitīvus , from Latin factitāre to do frequently, from facere to do

Example Sentences

This word completing a transitive verb is sometimes called a factitive object, or second object, but it is a true complement.

From Project Gutenberg

This is also called the predicate objective or the factitive object.

From Project Gutenberg