dativize

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English

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Etymology

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From dative +‎ -ize.

Verb

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dativize (third-person singular simple present dativizes, present participle dativizing, simple past and past participle dativized)

  1. (transitive, grammar) To convert to a dative form.
    • 1999, Lise Menn, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Methods for Studying Language Production, page 104:
      For example, very little can be concluded from the simple failure of a child to dativize a novel verb, because the failure may be attributable to a number of sources []
  2. (intransitive, grammar) To be converted into a dative form.
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