- (a.) Effected by transference of signification.
- (a.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book.
- (a.) Having the power of making a transit or passage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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