transitive

Verbs that take object are called transitive verbs.

transitive verbs in idiomatic expressions frequently will not passivize.

So, " mitigate" is not necessarily a transitive verb, but it can be a transitive verb. Okay?

Transitive means to take a direct object.

In grammar, this means that it is transitive.

A transitive verb can take a direct object.

All verbs are classified as either transitive or intransitive.

Researchers say a certain type of wasp may use transitive inference.

" Raise" is a transitive verb, which means it takes a direct object.

A good example of a transitive and separable phrasal verb is " put off" .

" Decrease" is a verb that can take a direct object, meaning it is transitive.

It was transitive, that is the verb governed an object, 'you're dumbing something down'.