Main Entry: in·tran·si·tive
Pronunciation: (")in-'tran(t)-s&-tiv, -'tran-z&-; -'tran(t)s-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin intransitivus, from Latin in- + Late Latin transitivus transitive
Date: 1612
: not transitive; especially : characterized by not having or containing a direct object <an intransitive verb>
- in·tran·si·tive·ly adverb
- in·tran·si·tive·ness noun
- in·tran·si·tiv·i·ty /(")in-"tran(t)-s&-'ti-v&-tE, -"tran-z&-/ noun