factitive

Pronunciation key ( fak′tə-tiv )

fac•ti•tive

adj. (Grammar).

[<NL factitivus <factitare, freq. of facere do]
[Mod. L. < L. factus see FACT.]

1. Designating of a verb to express an idea of making, calling or to think something to be complementary to the direct object.
2. A word which pertains to or designates a verb which takes, in addition to an object, a characterizing complement.
Examples:
• "Make the dress short."
• "They elected him treasurer."
• "He called Susan an enemy."

—fac′ti·tive·ly, adv.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976