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object complement
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noun Grammar.
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 an interesting speaker.
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Also called objective complement.
Origin of object complement
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby object complement
obituary, obj., object, object ball, object code, object complement, object distance, object glass, objectification, objectify, objection
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How to use object complement in a sentence
The direct object is often called the object complement, or the object of the verb.
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge