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n. - expressing an action that carries over from an agent or subject to an object;

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Usage examples (39)
  • Felix: Interesting example of the "transitivity" of the verb "heal" in the context of my discussion.
  • ˜said of™ primary substances, so is the genus (recall the transitivity of the ˜said of™ relation).
  • Unless there are constraints on how the objects of choice are individuated, conditions of rationality such as transitivity are empty.
  • I have illustrated how we might develop a rule of transitivity which is useful on journeys from place to place.
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