dativize

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To convert to a dative form.
   • 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[…]1999, Lise Menn, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Methods for Studying Language Production, page 104
2. (intransitive) To be converted into a dative form.