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Definition of: factitive
(fak′tə·tiv) adjective Gram.
Pertaining to or designating a verb which takes, in addition to an object, a characterizing complement. Examples: They elected him president; He called John a villain. [<NL factitivus <factitare, freq. of facere do]
—fac′ti·tive·ly adverb
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