dativize

English

Etymology

From dative +‎ -ize.

Verb

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.

Related terms

• dativizable
• dativization