Definition of: transitive

(tran′sə·tiv) adjective
1. Gram. Having, requiring, or terminating upon a direct object; also, expressing an action performed by a subject or agent, that passes over to or takes effect on some person or thing as its object.
2. Having the power of passing; effecting transition.
—noun Gram. A transitive verb. [<LL transitivus <L transitus transit. See TRANSIT.]
—tran′si·tive·ly adverb
—tran′si·tive·ness, tran′si·tiv′i·ty noun